Jun 4, 2020
Persistent thunderstorms produced flash flooding in the Owensboro area. A mid-level circulation over southeast Missouri helped to focus shower and thunderstorm activity into southern Illinois and northwest Kentucky. This circulation was associated with a trough from 850-700 mb. Out ahead of the trough, the air mass was quite unstable with mixed layer capes approaching 2000 j/kg. Precipitable water values in the axis of instability increased to near 2 inches.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 899007). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Daviess County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.