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Northwest Indiana rainfall exceeds 30-year average, causing increased June flooding

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Alexandra Kukulka, Maya Wilkins

14d ago· 8 min readenNews
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Summary

Northwest Indiana is experiencing significantly above-average rainfall in June, with 2-5 inches in the last week and 3-10 inches over the last two weeks, compared to less than 1.5 inches during the same period last year. The National Weather Service reports that towns including Dyer, Munster, Hammond, Griffith, and Merrillville have seen totals approaching 10 inches, leading to increased flooding across the region.

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bskyNorthwest Indiana rainfall exceeds 30-year average, causing increased June floodingchicagotribune.com

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In the last seven days, Northwest Indiana has seen 2 inches to 5 inches of rain.
In the last two weeks, the region has seen 3 inches to 10 inches of rain.
Dyer, Munster, Hammond, Griffith and Merrillville have seen rain totals closer to 10 inches over the last two weeks.
This time last year, Northwest Indiana had less than an inch and a half of rain.
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Northwest Indiana has seen a large increase in flooding this June compared to the same time last year, according to the National Weather Service.

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