May 31, 1996
Very heavy rains of 4 to 10 inches produced widespread flooding over the county. Many roads, especially in rural areas, were underwater, closed and/or damaged. About 1130pm CST, in Council Grove, an 11 year old boy was wading in rain water when he stepped off into a drainage ditch and was sucked into a culvert under a street. The boy became trapped underwater about 4 to 5 feet inside the culvert tube. It took emergency personnel about 20 to 30 minutes to free the boy. He was taken to a local hos
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5555392). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Morris County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.