1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A line of thunderstorms developed along a warm front moving northeast through central Indiana during the early morning hours of June the 20th. The initial severe impacts came in the form of large hail, but transitioned to a wind damage threat as the morning wore on.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to much of central Indiana on April 18th and early on April 19th. Some areas of central Indiana received around 5 inches of rain in 24 hours. This was on top of heavy rain from previous days.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to much of central Indiana on April 18th and early on April 19th. Some areas of central Indiana received around 5 inches of rain in 24 hours. This was on top of heavy rain from previous days.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to much of central Indiana on April 18th and early on April 19th. Some areas of central Indiana received around 5 inches of rain in 24 hours. This was on top of heavy rain from previous days.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to much of central Indiana on April 18th and early on April 19th. Some areas of central Indiana received around 5 inches of rain in 24 hours. This was on top of heavy rain from previous days.
Read the full account →Heavy rain on February 28th sent the mainstem rivers above flood stage early in March. Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio, Wabash, and White Rivers.
Read the full account →Heavy rain on February 28th sent the mainstem rivers above flood stage early in March. Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio, Wabash, and White Rivers.
Read the full account →Heavy rain on February 28th sent the mainstem rivers above flood stage early in March. Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio, Wabash, and White Rivers.
Read the full account →Heavy rain on February 28th sent the mainstem rivers above flood stage early in March. Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio, Wabash, and White Rivers.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms repeatedly generated over parts of southwest Indiana along a convergence axis in the mid levels of the atmosphere. A remnant upper-level disturbance over western Illinois moved southeast, providing support for the storms.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along sections of the Ohio River. The flooding was due to a series of frontal passages that brought showers and thunderstorms on ground that was already very moist.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along sections of the Ohio River. The flooding was due to a series of frontal passages that brought showers and thunderstorms on ground that was already very moist.
Read the full account →As strong solar heating destabilized the atmosphere, numerous clusters of intense thunderstorms blossomed from southeast Missouri to southwest Indiana. The main impact associated with these storms was flash flooding.
Read the full account →As strong solar heating destabilized the atmosphere, numerous clusters of intense thunderstorms blossomed from southeast Missouri to southwest Indiana. The main impact associated with these storms was flash flooding.
Read the full account →Split upper level flow rejoined and blew horizontally over southern Indiana and central Kentucky. High pressure was parked over the southeastern United States. This provided anticyclonic moist low level flow up the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys.
Read the full account →Weak, low amplitude southwest flow short wave kicked out of Missouri during the day. A 50 knot southwesterly low level jet developed Friday evening and resulted in continued warm/moist advection in pre-frontal environment.
Read the full account →Widespread minor to moderate river flooding across the region gradually subsided in early March. February was an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding.
Read the full account →Widespread minor to moderate river flooding across the region gradually subsided in early March. February was an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding.
Read the full account →Widespread minor to moderate river flooding across the region gradually subsided in early March. February was an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the morning and early afternoon of the 14th, producing isolated wind damage and large hail. Locally heavy rain resulted in isolated flooding.
Read the full account →Widespread minor to moderate river flooding across the region gradually subsided in early March. February was an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding.
Read the full account →Widespread minor to moderate river flooding across the region gradually subsided in early March. February was an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding.
Read the full account →Widespread minor to moderate river flooding across the region gradually subsided in early March. February was an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding.
Read the full account →Widespread minor to moderate river flooding across the region gradually subsided in early March. February was an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding.
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