Aug 11, 1996
Torrential rains from thunderstorms dumped between 6 and 8 inches of rain in a 24 hour period. Most of the rain fell between 8 pm on the 11th and 2 am on the 12th. Several residents in Pine Lake Mobile Home Park were forced to evacuate when water from the creek that drains the lake rose to knee deep. At least 20 roads and a few bridges were washed out. Some roads had gaps 25 feet wide and 15 feet deep in places. No deaths or serious injuries resulted, but one woman barely escaped alive when her
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5566171). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Douglas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.