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Flash FloodWayne, Indiana

June 15, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Wayne

Event narrative (NOAA)

The second batch of heavy rainfall in less than 24 hours caused county creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. A boy was killed when he was swept into Clear Creek.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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