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Flash Flood — Henry, OH

Jun 27, 2015

Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall in portions of northwestern Ohio. A combination of upstream rainfall in Fort Wayne, Indiana and rainfall across Putnam county set the stage for flash flooding in the town of Payne, forcing evacuation of parts of the town as several inches of rain fell both upstream in Indiana and over the area. A similar scenario took place in Deshler (Henry county) where a care facility had to be evacuated due to Brush Creek overflowing. One of the storms produced a we

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 593939). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Henry, OH

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