Apr 26, 2016
A well-developed squall line with embedded bowing structures moved east-southeast at 45 knots into a destabilizing air mass over the Lower Ohio Valley. The line was located to the south of a quasi-stationary front in a moist air mass, with surface dew points in the mid to upper 60's. Surface temperatures in the lower 80's contributed to moderate instability, which helped to maintain the line of storms into the early evening. Damaging winds, marginally severe hail, and even a tornado accompanied
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 625749). 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.