Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$15K
Area
Meigs
Event narrative (NOAA)
Multiple roads were closed due to high water across central and western Meigs County. This included State Route 681 along the West Branch of the Shade River and State Route 124 along Thomas Fork. Leading Creek also flooded, closing parts of Leading Creek Road and State Route 124. A 54 year old man drowned in the flood waters along Leading Creek around 6 PM on the 6th. The man drove his car into the high water and became stranded. He abandoned the car and tried to make it to dry land but was swept away by the water.
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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.