Jul 31, 1996
Late night and predawn thunderstorms moved out of northeastKentucky and dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain in less than 6 hours across Lawrence and southern Gallia Counties. Gallipolismeasured 4.7 inches in the 24 hour period. Waterloo had4 inches of rain. No evacuations were reported, but watergot into 25 to 40 homes. The hardest hit region was aroundPedro, Waterloo, and Scottown of Lawrence County. Cornand tobacoo crops were also lost. In southern GalliaCounty some vehicles were damaged in the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5565228). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lawrence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.