1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
All of the snow cover from the historic pre-Christmas 2004 snow storm melted by New Year's Day 2005 as the dew point temperatures rose into the 50s. Lowland flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County.
Read the full account →An unseasonable moist atmosphere and slow moving cold front set the stage for the training of rain and thunderstorms across much of northern Indiana.
Read the full account →An unseasonable moist atmosphere and slow moving cold front set the stage for the training of rain and thunderstorms across much of northern Indiana.
Read the full account →Torrential rainfall amounts from 5 to 9 inches occurred over a two-day period, causing a major flood event. A very slow-moving cold front over southwest Illinois and southeast Missouri provided the focus for prolonged heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Torrential rainfall amounts from 5 to 9 inches occurred over a two-day period, causing a major flood event. A very slow-moving cold front over southwest Illinois and southeast Missouri provided the focus for prolonged heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Massive and historic flooding struck central Indiana. In Indiana alone, flood waters affected over 25,000 people. This flood affected about 9% of the state's farmland. The Great Flood of June 2008 was one of Indiana's costliest natural disasters.
Read the full account →On September 8th, the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon was centered in southeast Missouri. Much of the moisture and energy from the system interacted with a stationary front running west to east through Kentucky.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A large thunderstorm complex tracked slowly east across southwest Indiana during the morning. These storms produced heavy rainfall and isolated flooding. A deep southwest wind flow through the depth of the atmosphere brought abundant moisture for storms.
Read the full account →A pre-frontal trough moved through during the first part of the day, limiting destabilization in many areas until early afternoon when skies cleared somewhat in northwestern parts of the area. A weak cold front and lake breeze triggered convective development.
Read the full account →The last widespread rains of the month were the result of a developing low pressure area that moved through the state on the 26th and early on the 27th. Numerous flooding problems developed quickly across mainly northern sections of central Indiana.
Read the full account →The last widespread rains of the month were the result of a developing low pressure area that moved through the state on the 26th and early on the 27th. Numerous flooding problems developed quickly across mainly northern sections of central Indiana.
Read the full account →Waves of showers and thunderstorms moved across central Indiana on July 13 and into the early morning of July 14. Upper level features interacted with a surface front and plenty of moisture and instability to generate severe weather and heavy rains/flooding.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms moved across central Indiana during the early morning of July 12, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and a tornado to the area. Some locations received over 5 inches of rain in just 3 hours. Numerous homes were flooded and roads closed due to high water.
Read the full account →Two fronts pushed across the region between the 22nd and 27th at the same time a longwave trough set up over the central Plains. Widespread showers and thunderstorms brought periods of rain.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms intensified within a zone of strong southerly low level winds that provided abundant warmth and moisture. The storms formed near a warm front that was draped across southern Illinois and western Kentucky.
Read the full account →A series of convective episodes along a stationary boundary brought repeated heavy rains to southern Indiana from late evening on the 2nd of April through the morning hours on April 4th.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall in March set the stage for major flooding when near-record rains fell in April and May. At Evansville, April was the second wettest April on record with 11.77 inches.
Read the full account →The heaviest and most widespread rains of the month occurred at the beginning of April. Storms from the 2nd through the 4th dumped 2 to 6 inches of rain on central and southern Indiana. Central Indiana experienced widespread areal flooding from the 3rd through the 4th.
Read the full account →A particularly wet and stormy pattern began on the 7th and continued through the 20th. Rains returned with a vengeance to portions of central Indiana during the afternoon of the 7th.
Read the full account →A particularly wet and stormy pattern began on the 7th and continued through the 20th. Rains returned with a vengeance to portions of central Indiana during the afternoon of the 7th.
Read the full account →Massive and historic flash flooding struck central Indiana. The Great Flood of June 2008 was one of Indiana's costliest natural disasters. Major roads and interstates flooded. Heavy rainfall on May 30th allowed streams and rivers to rise.
Read the full account →Massive and historic flash flooding struck central Indiana. The Great Flood of June 2008 was one of Indiana's costliest natural disasters. Major roads and interstates flooded. Heavy rainfall on May 30th allowed streams and rivers to rise.
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