Apr 1, 2023
The river flooding that began in March ended during the first half of April. The Wabash, White, and Patoka Rivers started the month above flood stage. The flooding in April was minor on all the rivers. The exception was on the Wabash River at East Mt. Carmel, which briefly reached moderate flood stage on April 1st. The flooding consisted mostly of inundated low-lying fields and woodlands. Some river access roads and river parks were under water. After a wet March, rainfall finished drier than no
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1086650). 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.