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FloodFranklin, Indiana

December 17, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Franklin

Event narrative (NOAA)

A woman attempted to cross a flooded slab bridge on the Yellow Bank Creek. The automobile stalled and the woman was killed when she exited the vehicle and was swept downstream. Two children in the car were rescued by emergency personnel.

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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.

Flood — Franklin, Indiana, December 17, 2001 | DisasterAtlasUSA