FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Clark, IN

Feb 16, 2025

A major heavy rain and flash flooding event took place across southern Indiana and central Kentucky on February 15th and 16th, 2025. The large scale upper level pattern featured deep troughing ejecting across the central CONUS, with broad southwesterly flow occurring in the low and mid troposphere. Southerly flow helped to draw rich moisture up from the Gulf of America, with unseasonably high precipitable water for the middle of February overspreading the Tennessee and lower Ohio Valley. A nearl

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1236334). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Clark, IN

This event is one of many recorded floods in Clark County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Clark County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flood1 death$20K damage

Clark, IN · Jul 14, 2015

A series of upper level disturbances moved from the Upper Midwest into the lower Ohio Valley and interacted with a moist, warm and unstable atmosphere. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed and then organized into bowing segments across the area.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$50K damage

Clark, IN · Feb 25, 2018

Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across southern Indiana from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Clark, IN · Jul 14, 2015

A series of upper level disturbances moved from the Upper Midwest into the lower Ohio Valley and interacted with a moist, warm and unstable atmosphere. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed and then organized into bowing segments across the area.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Clark, IN · Feb 15, 2025

A major heavy rain and flash flooding event took place across southern Indiana and central Kentucky on February 15th and 16th, 2025. The large scale upper level pattern featured deep troughing ejecting across the central CONUS, with broad southwesterly flow occurring in the low…

Read the full account →