Flash Flood in De Kalb County, Indiana

Flash Flood May 17, 1996 · De Kalb County, Indiana

Death

$30K

Damage as recorded

$75K

Crop damage

The wider storm

Five to eight inches of rain fell across Northern DeKalb Countyproducing flooding of many roads with many roads impassable. Serious flooding along Fish Creek produced one fatality when a 33 year old female tried to drive through flood waters and was swept away by the water drowning her. Several homes, also, sustained minor damage due to the flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5559585. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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