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Flood — Tippecanoe, IN

Feb 5, 2008

Widespread flooding struck central Indiana in February. Some of the same areas heavily flooded during January were once again flooded to near record levels. February flooding was more widespread and persisted longer than flooding during January. One person was killed because he drove into a flooded road. Snowfall of up to 10 inches accumulated during the early days of February in northern Indiana and portions of east central Illinois. This snow quickly melted by the morning of the 6th as t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 79654). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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