1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Excessive rainfall in the upper Midwest caused major flooding on the Wabash River. The ground was already saturated over central Indiana and eastern Illinois when a deluge occurred on the 6th.
Read the full account →The largest rainfall event in Indiana during June occurred in west central and south central Indiana. In a 24-hour period from the evening of the 25th through the evening of the 26th, torrential rains of 3 to nearly 8 inches fell.
Read the full account →The largest rainfall event in Indiana during June occurred in west central and south central Indiana. In a 24-hour period from the evening of the 25th through the evening of the 26th, torrential rains of 3 to nearly 8 inches fell.
Read the full account →A very heavy rainfall event occurred in west central and south central Indiana during late June. In a 24-hour period from the evening of the 25th through the evening of the 26th, torrential rains of 3 to nearly 8 inches fell.
Read the full account →A deep trough embedded within the southern stream of the jet, combined with unseasonably rich moisture to bring widespread flooding and a regional severe weather outbreak to the Lower Ohio Valley during the afternoon and evening of December 21st.
Read the full account →An intense cyclone that began to form over Kansas during the early morning hours on November 17th deepened rapidly to near 980mb as it raced north northeast over the eastern tip of Michigan's upper peninsula by late evening.
Read the full account →Multiple clusters of thunderstorms intensified during the heat of the day near a warm front that arced over far southern Illinois and across southern Kentucky. The storms occurred ahead of an upper-level disturbance over eastern Missouri.
Read the full account →A weak surface trough and low pressure system tracking along it allowed for thunderstorms to develop across portions of northeastern Indiana. Weak flow parallel to the trough and redevelopment of thunderstorms produced rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour.
Read the full account →A weak surface trough and low pressure system tracking along it allowed for thunderstorms to develop across portions of northeastern Indiana. Weak flow parallel to the trough and redevelopment of thunderstorms produced rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moved across central Indiana, bringing warm and humid air up with it. Thunderstorms developed with the low and along/ahead of its associated cold front during the late morning through the afternoon of November 18th. A weak tornado was also noted.
Read the full account →Warm and humid conditions, including unseasonable dewpoints as high as 71 degrees at the Vincennes airport, were present across central Indiana ahead of an approaching cold front.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front lingered across the Ohio Valley, bringing multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms from July 3rd through July 5th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front lingered across the Ohio Valley, bringing multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms from July 3rd through July 5th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front lingered across the Ohio Valley, bringing multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms from July 3rd through July 5th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front lingered across the Ohio Valley, bringing multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms from July 3rd through July 5th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front lingered across the Ohio Valley, bringing multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms from July 3rd through July 5th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front lingered across the Ohio Valley, bringing multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms from July 3rd through July 5th.
Read the full account →The remnants of tropical system Beryl moved across northwest Indiana on July 9th. Most of northwest Indiana saw rainfall totals ranging from 3 to 5 inches. The highest reported rainfall amount was 6.05 inches six miles southeast of Rensselaer in Jasper County.
Read the full account →A particularly explosive storm environment developed on the afternoon of the 30th. MLCAPE values rose to 3500 J/kg, 0-3 km CAPE of 100-150 J/kg, effective bulk shear of 40 kts, and 0-3 km shear of 20-30 kts.
Read the full account →A major outbreak of severe weather occurred on the 8th for the Quad State region as a whole, with Southwest Indiana having a lesser role in this event.
Read the full account →Surface low pressure was drifting across the Quad State on the 14th. Showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon to evening with Southwest Indiana seeing storms drift slowly northeastward. CAPE values around 1000 J/kg dropped off after sunset.
Read the full account →A robust squall line sweeping through the I-64 corridor of Southern Illinois during the early afternoon hours on the 1st crossed into Southwest Indiana, with a weakening trend into mid-afternoon.
Read the full account →The Ohio, Wabash, White, and Patoka Rivers rose back above flood stage after a series of heavy rainfall events in late March and early April. Showers and thunderstorms were frequent during the first few days of the month ahead of a surface cold front.
Read the full account →Several systems moved across the area, bringing with them not only some severe weather in spots, but areas of flooding as well. Rainfall amounts through this period averaged between two and four inches in many locations with some areas seeing upwards of six inches.
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