Feb 26, 1997
A two year old girl drowned after the pickup truck driven by her mother was swept off a rain-swollen low water crossing on County Road 1550, six miles east of Willow Springs. Her mother was rescued. The young girl's body, which was strapped in a car seat, was found downstream about six hours later.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5584857). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Howell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.