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Indiana Flood Stories

1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Posey, IN · Jul 19, 2025

As high pressure slowly crept northward towards the Quad State region, ridging remained over the middle Mississippi River Valley. A slow-moving MCS moved through the northeastern half of the Quad State midday to near sunset.

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Flood

Martin, IN · Aug 4, 2025

During the late afternoon and early evening of the 4th, slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall and flooding to portions of west-central and southwest central Indiana.

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Flood

Knox, IN · Aug 4, 2025

During the late afternoon and early evening of the 4th, slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall and flooding to portions of west-central and southwest central Indiana.

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Flood

Gibson, IN · Jul 19, 2025

As high pressure slowly crept northward towards the Quad State region, ridging remained over the middle Mississippi River Valley. A slow-moving MCS moved through the northeastern half of the Quad State midday to near sunset.

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Flood

Vanderburgh, IN · Jul 18, 2025

A surface boundary was positioned west to east across the Quad State during the early afternoon with convective activity increasing with daytime heating. Scattered convection primarily occurred south of the boundary mid to late afternoon.

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Flood

Vanderburgh, IN · Jul 18, 2025

A surface boundary was positioned west to east across the Quad State during the early afternoon with convective activity increasing with daytime heating. Scattered convection primarily occurred south of the boundary mid to late afternoon.

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Flood

Spencer, IN · Jul 19, 2025

As high pressure slowly crept northward towards the Quad State region, ridging remained over the middle Mississippi River Valley. A slow-moving MCS moved through the northeastern half of the Quad State midday to near sunset.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Bartholomew, IN · Jun 19, 2021

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…

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Morgan, IN · Jun 19, 2021

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…

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Brown, IN · Jun 19, 2021

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…

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Vanderburgh, IN · Jul 3, 2024

Storms moved through Southwest Indiana during the late afternoon and early evening hours as a cold front crossed the region. One storm downed a power line in Francisco. Effective bulk shear was 30 kts while MLCAPE was 2000 J/kg ahead of the front.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Delaware, IN · Jul 26, 2025

Marginally hot and humid conditions on the 26th combined with remnant outflow boundaries and a weak upper level disturbence amid the overall ridge-rider pattern, to produce scattered late day and evening thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Hancock, IN · Apr 4, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Henry, IN · Apr 4, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Knox, IN · Apr 5, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Delaware, IN · Apr 4, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Greene, IN · Apr 4, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Martin, IN · Apr 5, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Parke, IN · Apr 5, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Rush, IN · Apr 4, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Shelby, IN · Apr 4, 2025

The final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Boone, IN · Jun 14, 2025

Multiple rounds of slow-moving storms impacted much of north central Indiana during the late overnight and morning hours of June 14th with rain totals as high as 6 inches. Numerous roads were closed with the most severe flooding noted on the south side of Kokomo.

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Flood$4.0M damage

Crawford, IN · Apr 29, 2017

An unseasonably warm and humid air mass developed across the lower Ohio Valley toward late April 2017. A powerful storm system across the central Plains brought several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms to the region.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Vigo, IN · Jun 19, 2021

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…

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