Apr 15, 2011
The Ohio River rose above flood stage about mid-month. A series of heavy rainfall events gradually forced the river upward at an unsteady rate. From Evansville downriver past the Wabash, the river continued rising past the end of the month. Impacts of the May crest will be included in the May report. April ended up being the second wettest April on record at Evansville. Most of the rain fell during the latter half of the month. A persistent southwest flow aloft tended to steer storms northeast
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 292356). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vanderburgh County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.