Flash Flood in Franklin County, Indiana

Flash Flood March 20, 2020 · Franklin County, Indiana

Deaths

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A bridge collapsed on Sanes Creek Road near Tee Hill Road due to flash flooding on Sanes Creek. Two vehicles were swept into the water, leading to six fatalities. M48VE, M47VE, F35VE, M13VE, F7VE, F4VE.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms developed through the early morning hours as a low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley. Some of the storms produced locally heavy rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches.

Began near Laurel (39.5001, -85.2200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 872994. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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