Jul 30, 2019
A large upper level ridge of high pressure centered over New Mexico during the daytime hours of July 30th, extended north and east across the Plains into the Mississippi Valley, resulting in a deep northerly flow into the Lower Mississippi Valley. An upper level shortwave trough rounding the center of the upper ridge axis shifted south across the Lower Mississippi Valley during the morning through the mid-afternoon hours, which when combined with daytime heating and a very warm, moist, and unsta
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 833244). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Grant County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.