Apr 28, 2017
An unseasonably warm and humid air mass developed across the lower Ohio Valley toward late April 2017. A powerful storm system across the central Plains brought several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms to the region. Damaging winds and large hail occurred late on April 28 and into the morning hours April 29. Widespread rainfall of 3 to 6 inches fell across southern Indiana, resulting in flash flooding in some places.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 683345). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Crawford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.