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Flash Flood — Porter, IN

Jun 7, 2015

After a morning complex of non-severe storms on June 7th, redeveloping storms in the early afternoon intensified just south of I-80 and slowly evolved southeastward through the night, producing heavy rainfall rates and at times severe straight-line winds. Widespread rainfall of one and a half to four inches, with isolated totals higher fell across areas south of I-80. This produced flooding and flash flooding. Scattered reports of roads closed during Sunday mid-afternoon through evening were r

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 582559). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Porter, IN

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