Dec 21, 2013
A deep trough embedded within the southern stream of the jet combined with unseasonably rich moisture to bring widespread flooding and a regional severe weather outbreak to the Lower Ohio Valley during the afternoon and evening of December 21st. Heavy rains, on the order of 2 to locally as much as 3 inches, developed during the morning hours across southern Indiana and the Kentucky counties along the Ohio River. These heavy rains, augmented by a December record 1.7 inches of precipitable water,
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 492592). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nelson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.