May 31, 2018
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms impacted the region on the last day of May. Damaging winds, large hail, and flooding were observed in this outbreak. The first round of storms moved through northwest Kentucky, mainly north of Madisonville, during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Locally damaging winds were associated with this line of storms. Scattered thunderstorm development then began by mid to late afternoon, with coverage increasing further into the evening hours. The first round
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 754715). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ballard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.