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Flood — Wabash, IL

Mar 13, 2015

Minor flooding occurred along the Lower Wabash River and the Big Muddy River, and moderate flooding occurred on the Little Wabash River. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a winter storm on March 4 into early March 5. Two more heavy rainfall events occurred in quick succession. These events were on the 9th and 10th, and on the 13th and 14th. The combined effect of all these rain and snow events was a widespread river flooding event. Since the precipitation was spread out over a 10

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 562606). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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