Jan 22, 1999
During the evening of the 22nd an automobile containing a mother and her 9 year-old son was swept into Grassy Fork Creek in southwestern Grant County. They were not able to escape from the car and drowned. On the 22nd ice on the Tippecanoe River took skirting from mobile homes in low-lying areas. On the 23rd a man (age unknown) was missing and presumed dead possibly as a result of flooding in Adams County. On the morning of the 24th, an ice jam which swept up a boat, jet ski, and several tree
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5681298). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Grant County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.