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Heavy Rain — Polk, Florida

June 24, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
4
Property damage
—
Area
Polk

Event narrative (NOAA)

A car driving southbound on Lake Shipp Drive near the intersection with Ridge Avenue hydroplaned around 6:40 pm EDT on the 24th and hit another vehicle. A third vehicle was unable to stop in time, and struck the second vehicle. The passenger in the first vehicle, a 23 year old woman died on the way to the hospital. The drivers of all three vehicles and another passenger were all treated at an area hospital.

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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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