Mar 1, 2017
A strong cold front moved across the Ohio River Valley during the afternoon of March 1. Strong storms had developed near this cold front well to the west the day before, and raced through the middle Ohio River Valley early on the 1st as a severe squall line producing widespread damaging wind gusts. Heavy rainfall from training storms also produced flash flooding as 1-2 inches of rain fell over several hours. The flash flooding combined with the wet ground eventually lead to river and stream floo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 673709). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vinton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.