Jul 18, 1996
SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD IN HUNTINGTON, INDIANA PRODUCING DEVASTATING FLASH FLOODING IN THE COMMUNITY. OVERFLOWING SEWERS AND CREEKS PRODUCED SEVERE FLOODING WITH 370 HOMES DAMGED WITH 60 RECEIVING SEVERE FLOOD DAMAGE. THE FLOODING, ALSO, CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE MAJESTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY. DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON ALONE WAS ESTIMATED AT 6 MILLION DOLLARS.ELSEWHERE IN HUNTINGTON COUNTY A TOTAL OF 2200 ACRES OF CROP LAND WAS INUNDATED BY FLOOD WATERS. IN THE TOWNS O
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5557678). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Huntington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.