Feb 16, 2018
A wave of low pressure and surface front crossed from Kentucky and Tennessee into Virginia and West Virginia, producing heavy rainfall on the 16th. Generally 1 to 2 inches of rain fell, resulting in some minor creek and road flooding during the afternoon and evening. Eventually this water worked its way into the Ohio River, which also flooded.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 732054). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lawrence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.