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Flash Flood — Shelby, IN

Jul 3, 2019

Scattered thunderstorms affected the southern half of the state of Indiana during the afternoon and evening of July 3rd. Storm motions were slow as convection pushed east to southeast during this timeframe. These slow storm motions led to rounds of heavy rain over the same area which produced flash flooding in Shelby County. A couple additional strong storms over the southwest portions of central Indiana produced damaging winds.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 844794). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Shelby, IN

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

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