Flood Fatalities: January 1988        Monthly Total: 18   Vehicle Related: 14

Day State County Gender Age Circumstances
4 TX Dallas Male Teenage Victim was playing on bridge with friends near Irving - 2 jumped into the flood-swollen creek, only one was rescued
5 AR Madison Male 59 Victim attempted to cross flooded Baldwin Creek on a low-water bridge and was swept off the bridge, overturned and trapped
7 SC Pickens Male 19 Victim drowned after his car was washed into a stream
7 AL Near Birmingham Female 5 Victim wandered away from babysitter by waters from a swollen drainage ditch
 

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 TN Carter Male ? Family in a van that attempted to flee rapidly rising waters near Hampton
Female ?
Female ?
Female 12
Male ? Couple in their car swept away from Sawdust Trail fleeing rapidly rising waters
Female ?
Male ? Victim was part of a rescue team whose boat capsized
8 KY Bath Female 62 Victim fell off foot bridge into flooded Slate Creek
8 LA   Male 72 Victim attempted to drive car around flood barricades, car stalled and victim fell into flood waters when attempting to walk back to the barricade
8 AL Choctaw Male 60 Victim swept into creek after car stalled in high water and victim got out of the car
15 CA Tulare Male ? Elderly couple swept downstream and drowned from low water crossing
Female ?
18 CA Placer ? teenage 2 Teenagers drowned as car flipped into flooded ditch
? teenage