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Flood — Jackson, IN

Jan 4, 2004

The grounds were still rather saturated at the start of the New Year from the December heavy rain episodes when from the 1st to the 5th of January another 2-2.5 inches of rain fell across most locales north of Interstate 70 and as much as 5 inches of rain fell south of Interstate 70 (many locations recorded new daily rainfall records for January 4). This caused widespread flooding of streams and creeks especially across south central Indiana. There were also 3 fatalities all associated with peo

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5382190). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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