For some residents in the Lake County town of Griffith, still recovering from an Aug. 4 tornado, the flooding was an especially painful blow.

Griffith council President Rick Ryfa said several families whose homes were struck by the tornado had been living in a hotel that was evacuated on short notice because of flooding. One woman left behind clothing for her and her children and was forced again to find clothes for her children, he said.

“She was just devastated,” Ryfa said. “It’s a very trying thing for people.”