Jan 11, 2020
Strong northeast winds gusting as high as 50 mph produced waves as high as 18 feet along the Lake Michigan shore of northwest Indiana. These high waves combined with high lake levels produced shoreline flooding, erosion and damage. In Lake County, Lakefront Park in Whiting Indiana was flooded. In Porter County, beach erosion and flooding occurred at Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 872637). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Porter County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.