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Indiana Flood Stories

1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood$1.7M damage

Delaware, IN · Jan 22, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Hamilton, IN · Jan 22, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Owen, IN · Jan 21, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Greene, IN · Jan 22, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Madison, IN · Jan 22, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Monroe, IN · Jan 21, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Marion, IN · Jan 22, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Morgan, IN · Jan 22, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Johnson, IN · Jan 22, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flood$1.7M damage

Knox, IN · Jan 21, 1999

Heavy rain of up to 5 inches on the 21st and 22nd combined with rapid snow melt upstream causing widespread flooding along the White River from Muncie to East Mount Carmel.

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Flash Flood

Sullivan, IN · Jul 19, 2020

During the afternoon and evening hours, isolated to scattered thunderstorms moved through central Indiana causing widespread tree damage to portions of Carroll county. More isolated damage occurred across other portions of central Indiana.

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Flood$20K damage

Pike, IN · Apr 1, 2018

The White River remained above flood stage from late March through mid April. Even though rainfall was pretty close to normal in April, flooding continued from March because the moist ground was primed for more flooding.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Harrison, IN · Jun 26, 2015

A very warm and unstable air mass brought a few rounds of severe thunderstorms to southern Indiana, starting during the evening hours Thursday June 25th. Isolated storms developed first, producing some sporadic wind damage.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Jefferson, 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.

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Flood$30K damage

Gibson, IN · Mar 11, 2015

Minor to moderate flooding occurred along the Lower Wabash River and its tributaries. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a winter storm on March 4 into early March 5. Two more heavy rainfall events occurred in quick succession.

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Flood$1.2M damage

Martin, IN · Jan 27, 1999

A combination of snowmelt and a heavy rain storm late on the 21st and 22nd caused widespread flood along the East Fork of the White River. Travel was very difficult in Jackson county as bridge construction had closed U.S.

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Flood$1.2M damage

Bartholomew, IN · Jan 23, 1999

A combination of snowmelt and a heavy rain storm late on the 21st and 22nd caused widespread flood along the East Fork of the White River. Travel was very difficult in Jackson county as bridge construction had closed U.S.

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Flood$1.2M damage

Lawrence, IN · Jan 23, 1999

A combination of snowmelt and a heavy rain storm late on the 21st and 22nd caused widespread flood along the East Fork of the White River. Travel was very difficult in Jackson county as bridge construction had closed U.S.

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Flood$1.2M damage

Jackson, IN · Jan 22, 1999

A combination of snowmelt and a heavy rain storm late on the 21st and 22nd caused widespread flood along the East Fork of the White River. Travel was very difficult in Jackson county as bridge construction had closed U.S.

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Flash Flood

Martin, IN · Aug 1, 2020

During the late evening hours of July 31st, a nearly stationary storm formed over portions of Martin and Daviess county. Over the course of 3 hours, 6 to 8 inches of rain fell across areas that had received 4 to 6 inches the day before.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Madison, IN · May 30, 2015

Waves of showers and thunderstorms developed across central Indiana ahead of an approaching cold front during the afternoon and evening of May 30th. The storms brought heavy rain, damaging winds, and one tornado to the area.

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Flash Flood$1.1M damage

Spencer, IN · May 25, 2004

Widespread flash flooding occurred across northern Warrick and Spencer Counties. In northern Spencer County, numerous roads were closed by flooding, and some persons were rescued from stalled vehicles. About eight inches of water was over U.S. Highway 231 in Gentryville.

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Flood$10K damage

Huntington, IN · Feb 5, 2008

A snowpack of one to three inches rapidly melted as warm air arrive in the region. This snowmelt, combined with a partially frozen, very moist ground and rainfall from two to locally over 3 inches, resulted in an increase in low land and river flooding running along and south of…

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Flood$15K damage

Gibson, IN · Apr 1, 2018

The White River remained above flood stage from late March through mid April. Even though rainfall was pretty close to normal in April, flooding continued from March because the moist ground was primed for more flooding.

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