Event narrative (NOAA)
Local media reported that a 19 year old male lost control of his vehicle on State road 26, east of Fairmount, Indiana after encountering high water from a nearby stream that had flowed over the road. The vehicle flipped and the passenger compartment became submerged. A passing motorist contacted 911 and when responders arrived only one foot of the vehicle was visible. Deputies waded 30 to 40 feet off the road into roughly 3 feet of water and attached tow lines and subsequently pulled the vehicle out. The male was found unresponsive in the vehicle and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Other notable flood events in Indiana
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.