Event narrative (NOAA)
Over 16 million dollars in damage occurred to homes and businesses in Harrisburg due to disastrous flooding. Five homes and one business were considered destroyed. At least 30 homes and 44 businesses had water over the first floor. All three of the supermarkets in the city were closed due to flooding. Eighteen homes and three businesses reported water in the basement, though many others likely did not report basement flooding. About 300 residents of the city were evacuated, many to a Red Cross shelter. Emergency personnel evacuated at least one family from flooded areas outside the city. Many streets were closed in Harrisburg. U.S. Highway 45 was closed for days. Significant damage occurred to roads countywide. Four feet of water covered the basement of a church in Carrier Mills. Access to
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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.