1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A long lasting and multi faceted storm system moved through central Indiana beginning during the late afternoon hours of June 18th and continued through the evening hours with widespread damaging winds and very large hail before transitioning into a flash flooding event during…
Read the full account →A very warm and humid air mass combined with a slowly-approaching west-to-east cold front to initiate scattered evening thunderstorms. Severe weather occurred in the most favorable environment, to the southeast of Indianapolis, wherein 3000-4000 MLCAPE, 125-175 0-3 km MLCAPE,…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced isolated flash flooding. The storms occurred in the vicinity of a 500 mb trough that extended from the eastern Great Lakes southwest across the lower Ohio Valley.
Read the full account →A very warm and humid air mass combined with a slowly-approaching west-to-east cold front to initiate scattered evening thunderstorms. Severe weather occurred in the most favorable environment, to the southeast of Indianapolis, wherein 3000-4000 MLCAPE, 125-175 0-3 km MLCAPE,…
Read the full account →A very warm and humid air mass combined with a slowly-approaching west-to-east cold front to initiate scattered evening thunderstorms. Severe weather occurred in the most favorable environment, to the southeast of Indianapolis, wherein 3000-4000 MLCAPE, 125-175 0-3 km MLCAPE,…
Read the full account →A rapidly intensifying storm system tracking northeastward through the Quad Cities area produced strong low-level southerly flow over central Indiana, including a low level jet (LLJ) of 70 mph at the 850 mb level, during the evening and overnight of the 10th.
Read the full account →A rapidly intensifying storm system tracking northeastward through the Quad Cities area produced strong low-level southerly flow over central Indiana, including a low level jet (LLJ) of 70 mph at the 850 mb level, during the evening and overnight of the 10th.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along the White River. Low-lying fields and woodlands were flooded, along with a few river access roads. Widespread rain increased the night of the 17th into early on the 18th as a mid level shortwave trough pushed southeastward into the Plains states and…
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along the White River. Low-lying fields and woodlands were flooded, along with a few river access roads. Widespread rain increased the night of the 17th into early on the 18th as a mid level shortwave trough pushed southeastward into the Plains states and…
Read the full account →The largest rain event of the month occurred on the 5th and 6th. Rainfall of one to three inches in central and southern Indiana caused lowland flooding along portions of the White River in southern Indiana.
Read the full account →Flooding occurred across central Indiana due to heavy rain. Rain of five to more than eight inches fell on the 18th and 19th in much of southern Indiana near and south of U.S. Highway 50. Many areas of southern Indiana were paralyzed for two or more days as a result.
Read the full account →Flooding occurred across central Indiana due to heavy rain. Rain of five to more than eight inches fell on the 18th and 19th in much of southern Indiana near and south of U.S. Highway 50. Many areas of southern Indiana were paralyzed for two or more days as a result.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system west of the Ohio Valley approached during peak heating on May 25th. This resulted in the development of widespread severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds during the afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms producing anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of rain over about a six hour period caused major flooding across all parts of the counties listed above. Most roads were under water for a period of time.
Read the full account →The severe weather threat increased during the mid to late afternoon hours from central Illinois to central Indiana as a result of an upper level disturbance merging with wind flow into a low over Canada, daytime heating, a moist air mass in place at the surface, and cold air…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms continually regenerated over the Wabash Valley of southeast Illinois, then moved southeast across the Evansville metro area. The procession of storms over the same areas for several hours resulted in excessive rainfall totals and severe flash flooding.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms formed across northern Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours. Many exhibited weak rotation and some funnel clouds but did not produce severe weather.
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 →Significant rainfall in late January brought minor river flooding to the White and Wabash Rivers. Three rain events during the last half of January were responsible for the flooding.
Read the full account →Significant rainfall in late January brought minor river flooding to the White and Wabash Rivers. Three rain events during the last half of January were responsible for the flooding.
Read the full account →Significant rainfall in late January brought minor river flooding to the White and Wabash Rivers. Three rain events during the last half of January were responsible for the flooding.
Read the full account →A rapidly developing low pressure system moved northeastward through the Quad State region from the evening of the 28th through the morning of the 29th. Standing water covered portions of streets near Oakland City overnight.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front draped itself from central Texas northeast through the Ohio River Valley and produced multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some with very heavy rainfall. Scattered showers and thunderstorms resulted in isolated flooding of roads.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front draped itself from central Texas northeast through the Ohio River Valley and produced multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some with very heavy rainfall. Scattered showers and thunderstorms resulted in isolated flooding of roads.
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