Apr 27, 2016
Large clusters of thunderstorms developed northeastward across western Kentucky into southwest Indiana as the lower atmosphere warmed and moistened during the afternoon hours. A tongue of low-level moisture extended from northern Mississippi northward across far western Kentucky. Thunderstorms within the moist corridor were aided by large-scale ascent associated with an upper-level trough over the Lower Mississippi Valley. These storms produced heavy rain and localized flash flooding in urban ar
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 625697). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vanderburgh County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.