May 1, 2016
After an overnight rain deposited about a half inch to an inch of rain, clearing occurred for the late morning and early afternoon. With the daytime heating came increase in instability. Thunderstorms formed across northern Kentucky after 1500E. These storms moved east. The largest hail occurred over extreme northern Lawrence County. Localized wind damage occurred just west of Grayson in Carter County. ||Besides the usual ponding of water and overflowing ditch lines, the localized downpours
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 622238). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Boyd County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.