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Flash Flood — Crawford, IN

Sep 20, 2009

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A mid level trough over moving over the Ohio Valley brought heavy rainfall and a few strong thunderstorms, one of which produced a weak tornado, to southern Indiana. Anywhere from three to five inches of rain fell over several hours. An already saturated ground led contributed to flash flooding conditions. The tornado was produced in response to some increase low and mid level shear as a the low pressure system moved through the area.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 195734). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Crawford, IN

This event is one of many recorded floods in Crawford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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