Flash Flood — Greene, Indiana

2019-02-07 · near Hashtown, Greene, Indiana

Event narrative

Department of Natural Resources was sent to rescue a person trapped in a car near State Road 54 due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system moved into the forecast area bringing plentiful moisture and produced thunderstorms and waves of moderate to heavy rain to central Indiana around February 7th. The storms produced a tornado in a strong shear and low instability environment. Over 4 inches of rain fell in a couple of days in some areas. The heavy rain produced flash flooding, and extensive flooding developed along rivers and streams.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 810911. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.