Flood — Benton, Indiana

2023-08-05 · near Chase, Benton, Indiana

Event narrative

Video shared on social media showed a few inches of water over Route 352 just east of Chase and Boswell.

Wider weather episode

Very heavy rain fell across portions of northwest Indiana on August 5th which resulted in areas of flooding. The highest storm total rainfall amounts included 4.58 inches near Mount Ayr; 4.51 inches five miles northwest of Earl Park; 4.03 inches two miles southwest of Rensselaer; 3.24 inches near Remington and 3.07 inches four miles west of Wheatfield.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1117438. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.