Dec 11, 2021
A very anomalous storm system produced winter weather across the Rockies, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes region and severe weather across the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley regions. The combination of a warm and moist environment in place across the Ohio Valley region and a cold front that moved in from the west led to widespread thunderstorm development as the cold front pushed eastward through Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky. Additionally, a strong low level jet and low level wind shear contr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 997698). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Whitley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.