Flash Flood in Lee County, Alabama

Flash Flood June 28, 1999 · Lee County, Alabama

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Four to six inches of rainfall in a short period of time caused extensive flooding throughout Lee County. The hardest hit areas were Auburn and Opelika. Numerous roads and highways were closed in and around Auburn and Opelika. Numerous motorists drove into the water covered roads and were stranded. A few bridges were washed away and destroyed. Several hundred homes received some sort of flood damage. Many businesses also received damage due to the high water. One small dam also broke in North Auburn.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5706525. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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