Flood — Jennings, Indiana

2015-07-17 · near North Vernon, Jennings, Indiana

Event narrative

Highway 50 is flooded due to moderate to heavy rainfall, but traffic is able to get through.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed in a hot and unstable atmosphere across central Indiana during the afternoon and early evening of July 17th. The storms produced 2 tornadoes in southeast Tippecanoe County along with some hail and strong winds elsewhere. The storms also brought very heavy rain, which resulted in flash flooding in some areas, including parts of the Indianapolis Metro Area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 597416. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.