The Nation - News from June 4, 1989

Thunderstorms swept across much of the Midwest, plains and Gulf Coast and rain-swollen rivers flooded dozens of communities in Indiana, contributing to the death of a Bluffton man who was electrocuted while trying to pump water out of his basement. Trees were uprooted near Kokomo, Ind., where winds gusted to 60 m.p.h., and a tornado near Delong, Ind., overturned several mobile homes, resulting in minor injuries to three persons, the weather service said. Another twister in northeastern Indiana damaged four homes in a trailer park near Mishawaka. No injuries were reported. Rivers in Indiana were at their highest levels in at least four years after Ft. Wayne and other areas received up to 4 1/2 inches of rain in one hour. In Michigan, rain and winds up to 60 m.p.h. caused street flooding in Brownstown Township.