Jun 16, 2019
As strong solar heating destabilized the atmosphere, numerous clusters of intense thunderstorms blossomed from southeast Missouri to southwest Indiana. The main impact associated with these storms was flash flooding. Several locations picked up torrential rainfall amounts over a short time period. Over four inches of rain occurred in Union County, prompting water rescues from vehicles. Damaging winds up to around 60 mph occurred with a few of the storms as well. The environment was characterized
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 829468). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jefferson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.