May 27, 2009
Slow moving thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall and flooding during the night of May 27th into the early morning hours of May 28th. Copious amounts of subtropical moisture fueled the storms and allowed them to produce rainfall rates up to nearly 3 inches per hour. Property and crop damages are rough estimates.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 167931). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Parke County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.