May 20, 2017
Scattered thunderstorms developed over west central and north central Indiana Saturday evening along a northward-moving warm front. A couple of the storms became severe with numerous wall clouds and funnel clouds. One storm produced a brief tornado in the town of Forest in northeast Clinton County, causing significant damage to a fire station and a pole barn. Another storm produced a brief tornado in Boone County. The tornadic threat transitioned to a heavy rain and flash flooding threat in the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 704448). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Howard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.