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 in Greenup County, where up to two inches of rain fell in a couple hours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 673714). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Greenup County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.