Apr 19, 2011
A powerful storm system pushed across the region on the evening of the 19th of April. Severe thunderstorms developed and moved across the area. These evening storms brought widespread wind damage, heavy rain, and a couple of tornadoes. Five tornadoes touched down in central Indiana from this event. Heavy rainfall also caused pockets of flash flooding to occur.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 304875). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.