1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
December was among the wettest Decembers of record. River flooding continued for the entire month along portions of the Wabash and White Rivers. The heaviest and most widespread rain event of the month occurred on the 4th and 5th, when 3 to 4 inches was common.
Read the full account →On July 8th, a cold front dropped south through southern Indiana in a saturated environment. Even with moderate instability and shear values, severe thunderstorms were able to produce wind damage across southern Indiana along the Interstate 65 corridor.
Read the full account →On July 8th, a cold front dropped south through southern Indiana in a saturated environment. Even with moderate instability and shear values, severe thunderstorms were able to produce wind damage across southern Indiana along the Interstate 65 corridor.
Read the full account →On July 8th, a cold front dropped south through southern Indiana in a saturated environment. Even with moderate instability and shear values, severe thunderstorms were able to produce wind damage across southern Indiana along the Interstate 65 corridor.
Read the full account →An upper-level disturbance approaching the lower Ohio Valley triggered a large thunderstorm complex that produced heavy rainfall. Although it was small-scale, the slow movement of this disturbance produced torrential rainfall of 1 to 3 inches over a few hours.
Read the full account →Localized flooding occurred in southwest Indiana. Ahead of a northward moving warm front, rain moved northeastward across the region during the late afternoon and evening hours on February 27.
Read the full account →Localized flooding occurred in southwest Indiana. Ahead of a northward moving warm front, rain moved northeastward across the region during the late afternoon and evening hours on February 27.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms producing 3 to 6 inches of rain in about a 6 hour period produced widespread flooding across these counties with water levels at their highest in 30 years in parts of Jennings County.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain in the days leading up to the severe weather on 26th. Some areas experienced flooding. Two lines of strong storms then swept through the northern and western portions of the CWA from 3p-9p. Several storms in the first line exhibited rotation.
Read the full account →April was a very wet month across much of central Indiana. Frequent rains allowed lowland flooding to persist along the White River for more than two weeks. The most significant rain of the month occurred on the 5th, when two to four inches fell in much of central Indiana.
Read the full account →April was a very wet month across much of central Indiana. Frequent rains allowed lowland flooding to persist along the White River for more than two weeks. The most significant rain of the month occurred on the 5th, when two to four inches fell in much of central Indiana.
Read the full account →A deep 500 mb trough over the southwestern states lifted northeast across the central states. A surface low passed east across the lower Mississippi Valley, producing a swath of heavy rain across the lower Ohio Valley.
Read the full account →Flooding occurred across central Indiana due to heavy rainfall. Just as the crest was reaching the Hazleton and Mount Carmel areas on the 27th, rain of one to nearly six inches fell from the evening of the 26th through the night of the 31st in southern Indiana.
Read the full account →Flooding occurred across central Indiana due to heavy rainfall. Just as the crest was reaching the Hazleton and Mount Carmel areas on the 27th, rain of one to nearly six inches fell from the evening of the 26th through the night of the 31st in southern Indiana.
Read the full account →Flooding occurred across central Indiana due to heavy rainfall. Just as the crest was reaching the Hazleton and Mount Carmel areas on the 27th, rain of one to nearly six inches fell from the evening of the 26th through the night of the 31st in southern Indiana.
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