Oct 19, 2016
A band of afternoon showers and thunderstorms developed over southeast Illinois and southwest Indiana during the afternoon of October the 19th. One of the storms intensified as it approached the Illinois-Indiana border, producing large hail and damaging winds as it moved into and though portions of southern Indiana. Some flooding was also noted as this band of showers and storms moved across central and southern Indiana.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 664342). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jackson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.