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Flash Flood — Sullivan, IN

May 29, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms pushed across the southern third of the state of Indiana during the late morning into the afternoon of May the 29th. These storms produced damaging thunderstorms wind gusts in the late morning and flash flooding in the afternoon after a couple rounds of rainfall.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 831808). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Sullivan, IN

This event is one of many recorded floods in Sullivan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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