Flood — Clark, Indiana

2015-07-14 · near Charlestown, Clark, Indiana

Event narrative

The Clark County emergency manager along with several media outlets reported the drowning of a 67 year old male after he reportedly drove through a flooded roadway. Several inches of rain had fallen during the previous night, flooding a portion of Tunnel Mill Road. His vehicle was found several hours later and a search team discovered his body later that evening.

Wider weather episode

A series of upper level disturbances moved from the Upper Midwest into the lower Ohio Valley and interacted with a moist, warm and unstable atmosphere. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed and then organized into bowing segments across the area. The result was damaging wind gusts that toppled trees and power lines. In addition, due to the very wet antecedent conditions, flash flooding occurred on occasion, resulting in closed and impassable roads, water rescues and significant property damage. The hardest hit areas included Jefferson County and the Madison, Indiana areas southwest toward Clark and Floyd counties. Rainfall totals over the period were in excess of 5 to 7 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 585032. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.