Flash Flood in Lake County, Indiana
Flash Flood September 17, 2023 · Lake County, Indiana
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy rain fell across parts of far northwest Lake County causing significant flooding and flash flooding. In Hammond, numerous streets were flooded with cars stranded in the flood waters. At least 500 houses experienced some amount of flooding including basement flooding. The hardest hit area was roughly 3 square miles bounded by the Illinois/Indiana State line on the west, Detroit Street on the south, White Oak Avenue on the east and 137th Street on the north. Rainfall amounts included 4.79 inches in Hammond; 4.53 inches two miles west of East Chicago and 4.36 inches one mile north of Hammond.
The wider storm
Heavy rain caused flash flooding in far northwest Indiana on September 17th. One funnel cloud was also reported.
Began near Whiting (41.6534, -87.5248).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1131679. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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