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Flood — White, IN

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 5681301). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for White, IN

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