May 8, 1996
Urban and street flooding occurred again. School classes were delayed by 2 hours because of the flooding. A holding pond near the Lloyd Expressway overflowed, temporarily closing parts of the expressway. Some roads caved in as sewer lines full of water cracked. Several roads across the county were closed at times.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5554996). 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.