Jun 8, 2008
Excessive rainfall in the upper Midwest caused major flooding on the Wabash River. The ground was already saturated over central Indiana and eastern Illinois when a deluge occurred on the 6th. Storms on the evening of the 6th produced a boundary in southern Illinois and southern Indiana. A moist southerly low level jet rode over this boundary for more than 12 hours, continually generating showers and thunderstorms. Tremendous rainfall amounts from 2 to nearly 11 inches were observed across centr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 106625). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gibson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.