Feb 15, 2018
An active and warm weather pattern in February produced widespread minor flooding across the area. Starting during the second week of February a blocking pattern developed keeping a warm ridge of high pressure over the eastern U.S. with a flow from the Gulf of Mexico into the Ohio River Valley. The heaviest rains fell near and along a quasi-stationary front that lingered between northern Indiana and over the Ohio River for about a two week period. Despite dodging the heaviest rain, the area rece
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 733393). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Knox County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.