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Flash FloodChickasaw, Iowa

August 24, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10K
Area
Chickasaw

Event narrative (NOAA)

One person drowned when a vehicle was swept off the road by flood waters from the Little Turkey River. This occurred north of Lawler where Union Avenue crosses the river. The driver called 911 at 340 a.m.

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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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