Jul 3, 2015
Numerous thunderstorms occurred along a very slow-moving cold front that extended from northwest Arkansas to the Lower Ohio Valley. The storms produced excessive rainfall and isolated flash flooding, as well as minor river flooding. The storms were aided by a weak 700 mb trough that moved southeast across southwest Indiana and southern Illinois. Cell motions were very slow and erratic, along with some cell mergers and backbuilding cells. The air mass was characterized by tropical humidity, with
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 588935). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Daviess County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.