May 16, 1996
Three and one half inches of rain fell in an hour at Roanoke, Indiana causing McPherren Ditch to overflow it's banks flooding 18 homes in Roanoke. One home was seriously damaged and will have to be replaced with three other homes suffering minor damage to the living quarters. The other homes had basement damage due to the flooding. Several businesses, also, sustained minor damage.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5559583). 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.