Flood in Lake County, Indiana

Flood September 14, 2008 – September 15, 2008 · Lake County, Indiana

$15.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Record flooding occurred along the Little Calumet River and its tributaries in northwest Indiana. A record crest of 17.32 feet was set at Munster on the 14th. Record flooding also occurred along Hart Ditch. Nearly 190 patients were evacuated from the Munster Med-Inn. Major flooding was reported in Munster with over a thousand homes evacuated as a levee along the Little Calumet River failed. Interstate 80/94 was closed in northwest Indiana when levees were topped by flood waters.

The wider storm

Record flooding occurred along the Little Calumet River and its tributaries in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

Began near Munster (41.5840, -87.5257).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 136496. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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