Jul 17, 2013
Severe thunderstorms formed in a moist and moderately to strongly unstable air mass situated on the periphery of a large Upper Level High Pressure System over the Ohio Valley. The storms produced mostly wind damage. However, training convective cells produced some major flash flooding across the Tri-Cities area.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 467076). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Scott County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.