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Flash Flood — Huron, OH

Jun 1, 1997

Heavy thunderstorm rain that began in May continued to fall on saturated ground, causing flooding of streets, streams, homes, fields and low lying areas. Many roads were closed and berms washed out forcing the closing of some schools. In Bay Township (Ottawa County), Muddy Creek overflowed its banks and flooded a trailer park. Firemen dropped their hoses into the floodwater and used it to extinguish the blaze when one of the trailers caught on fire. In Bettsville (Seneca), the local fire dep

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5606219). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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