Flood — Jasper, Indiana

2008-02-04 to 2008-02-09 · near Remington, Jasper, Indiana

Event narrative

After heavy rain and flash flooding on February 4th and 5th, flood waters slowly subsided by February 9th due to saturated and frozen ground and already high river levels. Significant flooding was reported in Rensselaer with damage to many homes.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain fell onto saturated and frozen ground across northwest Indiana which produced flash flooding on February 4th and 5th. Flooding then continued for several days.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 87118. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.