Heavy flooding and water rescues Sunday morning

7/13/2015 (Permalink)

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MOORESVILLE, Ind. (July 12, 2015) – Heavy thunderstorms swept through Indiana early Sunday morning leading to flooding and water rescues in some areas.

“It was like a river,” said Mooresville resident Judy Ransome Moone while describing her yard.

Mooresville fire got help from four other township fire departments and the DNR to make about a dozen water rescues in the area. Some of those people were able to go back into their homes, while others were sent to Paul Hadley Middle School to connect with the Red Cross and find hotels.

Timmothy Long, his wife and their two dogs were rescued from their home by a boat.

“I think I lost everything.  It’s one of those things where you have no control over it and right now there’s really nothing I can do,” Long said.

Parts of State Road 67 were also closed as flood waters crossed over the highway.  The highway opened-up shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday.

Morgan County wasn’t the only area to get hit hard.

Residents of Princes Lakes and Trafalgar reported strong winds — so strong people thought a tornado had gone through the area.

Johnson County dispatch reported multiple homes damaged from downed trees.

Power outages also affected more than 2,400 customers around central Indiana.  According to the Duke Energy website, Monroe County had the most outages with 1,469.  In Indianapolis, IPW was reporting 324 outages as of 5:30 Sunday morning.

The Red Cross has been working to help families affected by flooding. If you’d like to help or donate, you can learn more by clicking here.