Apr 21, 2002
Warm frontal rains of 1.5 to 2.5 inches were common in about an 18 hour period on the 21st. McArthur measured 2.27 inches, Gallipolis had 2 inches. Isolated amounts over 3 inches were likely. Roads were closed in the usual low spots by overflowing small streams. Jackson County Sheriff's department reported a mobile home flooded along Route 279. A 44 year old Lawrence County man drowned in Johns Creek along County Road 4 in Aid Township around 2200E on the 21st. He was driving to a job in G
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5289556). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vinton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.