Jun 19, 2019
A low pressure system and associated cold front moved into the Ohio Valley on the evening of the 19th, which was already an environment primed for locally heavy rainfall given the abundant amount of low level moisture. Showers and thunderstorms formed that evening, resulting in flash flooding across portions of southeast Ohio.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 833071). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Perry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.