Flash Flood — Gibson, Indiana

1996-06-06 · near Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana

Wider weather episode

Slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall on already saturated ground. A 9-year-old boy was killed after being swept into a storm sewer in Oakland City. The boy was playing in the drainage ditch in his front yard and got swept into a flow tube, where he became trapped. The storms caused flooding of low-lying areas, and some roads were closed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5560267. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.