Apr 7, 2014
Widespread flash flooding took place during the afternoon and evening hours of April 6th. While the flash flooding receded across the region overnight, ditches were still flooded the following day on April 7th. A mother and her young son was fishing beside the flooded ditch on April 7th. The boy slipped and fell into the ditch with a fast current flowing through the ditch at the time. The boy drowned in the ditch.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 501752). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Winn County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.