Flood in Porter County, Indiana

Flood February 20, 2018 – February 21, 2018 · Porter County, Indiana

$3.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Significant flooding occurred in Porter County which caused flood damage to approximately 190 homes. Flooding closed several roads and damaged public infrastructure, including roads, culverts, bridges, levees and stream and ditch banks. Storm total rainfall amounts included 4.50 inches in Portage and 4.20 inches in Valparaiso.

The wider storm

Very heavy rain fell across northwest Indiana on February 19th and February 20th which caused areal flooding across some areas and major flooding on some rivers.

Began near Clanricarde (41.2214, -86.9685).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 743850. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.