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Flood — Parke, IN

Jul 6, 2003

Numerous thunderstorm complexes marched across the northern half of the Indianapolis CWA starting on the evening of July 4th. The storms gradually started effecting southern areas of the CWA as well. The onlslaught of periodic heavy rain didn't end until the 11th. This caused major flooding major flooding all along the Wabash River. For the month of July, this type of flooding was likely unprecedented from Lafayette to Vincennes. For a more devasting flood later in the agricultural season, one

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5373556). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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