Flash Flood in Greene County, Indiana
Flash Flood January 3, 2015 · Greene County, Indiana
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Indiana Conservation Officers found a missing Koleen woman dead in her car Monday, January 5th. Crews had resumed their search for a 39-year-old woman, who'd called her father Saturday night and told him she had accidentally driven into flood waters west of Koleen on Mineral-Koleen Road. The Greene County Sheriff's Department and several fire departments as well as Indiana State Police and Indiana Conservation Officers were called to search throughout the day Sunday. Conservation officers said they located a submerged vehicle while searching the area with poles late Sunday night. They were able to see the top of the vehicle Monday because the waters had receded. Search crews found the woman inside the vehicle.
The wider storm
Around two inches of rain fell in southwest portions of central Indiana over a two day period from the 2nd to the 3rd of January. A woman drove into flood waters and drowned in Greene County near Koleen during the evening of January 3rd.
Began near Koleen (38.9798, -86.8451).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 557994. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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