1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →Rainfall totals in July reached historic levels again, only this time in central and southern Indiana. For the state, July 2015 was the 7th wettest July of record and the wettest since the record wet July of 1992.
Read the full account →Flooding of the White, Wabash, and Ohio Rivers began late in December and continued into January. A very wet pattern developed during the second half of the month.
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 →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 →A stalled front combined with a very moist air mass to produce slow moving thunderstorms across the area July 1st through July 3rd. Recent heavy rain across the area had already saturated the ground and as a result, flash flooding occurred more quickly.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed across central portions of Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of August 26th. One particular band developed from southwest to northeast over the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed across central portions of Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of August 26th. One particular band developed from southwest to northeast over the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms moved across the southern half of central Indiana during the early morning hours of May 7. These storms produced heavy rain which lead to extensive flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded and closed, including some state roads.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms moved across the southern half of central Indiana during the early morning hours of May 7. These storms produced heavy rain which lead to extensive flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded and closed, including some state roads.
Read the full account →A series of strong thunderstorms brought torrential rain and flooding to portions of far northwestern Indiana during the evening and night of the 18th.
Read the full account →Waves of low pressure moved along a strong cold front on November 5th, generating strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →Waves of low pressure moved along a strong cold front on November 5th, generating strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →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…
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts around 3 inches in 4 hours or less caused flash flooding of roads. This rainfall event in combination with the late April event resulted in major damage, especially to roads and bridges.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed across central portions of Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of August 26th. One particular band developed from southwest to northeast over the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Read the full account →As a surface low pressure system moved into Missouri, a warm front lifted into northern portions of the Quad State region. Ahead of the front, a SW to NE band of showers and thunderstorms developed, pushing eastward through mid-morning.
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 →Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms producing mainly wind damage impacted parts of central Indiana on the 20th and again on the 23rd as a frontal boundary lingered over the region.
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.
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 →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 bowing line of thunderstorms pushed east into southwest portions of central Indiana during the morning of the 23rd of July. Some additional scattered storms had developed ahead of the line.
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