Flood in Porter County, Indiana

Flood August 24, 2007 · Porter County, Indiana

Deaths

Injury

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A van drove into eight inches of flood water, lost control, crossed the median into westbound lanes and was hit by a semi-trailer. Two passengers were killed and the driver was critically injured.

The wider storm

Powerful, severe storms moved across northwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of August 23rd.

Began near Valparaiso (41.4700, -87.1465).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 56150. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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