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Flood — Spencer, IN

Feb 15, 2020

Minor flooding occurred on the Wabash, White, and Ohio Rivers. Low-lying woods and fields in the floodplains were inundated. Several low-lying county roads were closed along the White River in Gibson and Pike Counties. Near the Wabash River, all oil field production ceased with the exception of pumping units on substructures. On the Ohio River, some county roads in the bottomlands were flooded and closed. Ohio River floodwaters backed into Pigeon Creek near Evansville. Near Newburgh on the Ohio

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 872397). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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