1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Southern Indiana sat to the east of a stacked low that was positioned over eastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri. A warm front stretched east form this low pressure system to the Mid-Atlantic.
Read the full account →Many roads were flooded. Numerous basements were flooded, and one wastewater treatment plant overflowed. Motorists were stranded in Crawfordsville in Montgomery county as well as along US Highway 136 in Covington in Warren county.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front sagged slowly southeast across the region from the 1st to the 4th. Heavy rainfall on the 2nd was followed by snow and sleet on the 3rd and 4th. Rainfall totals and liquid water equivalents during this time totaled between 2 and 3 inches.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front sagged slowly southeast across the region from the 1st to the 4th. Heavy rainfall on the 2nd was followed by snow and sleet on the 3rd and 4th. Rainfall totals and liquid water equivalents during this time totaled between 2 and 3 inches.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall. Amounts were estimated to range up to 2 inches per hour, with totals over 3 inches. State police reported numerous flooded roadways, some of which were closed.
Read the full account →Training thunderstorms moved across portions of Southern Indiana late August 18th into early August 19th. The heaviest rain fell over Dubois County where radar estimated up to six inches fell in a few hours time.
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 →A powerful storm system pushed across the region on the evening of the 19th of April. Severe thunderstorms developed and moved across the area. These evening storms brought widespread wind damage, heavy rain, and a couple of tornadoes.
Read the full account →The Wabash, White, Patoka, and Ohio Rivers rose back above flood stage late in the month. These river rises were in response to a series of nearly stationary fronts and outflow boundaries between the 16th and 24th.
Read the full account →The Wabash, White, Patoka, and Ohio Rivers rose back above flood stage late in the month. These river rises were in response to a series of nearly stationary fronts and outflow boundaries between the 16th and 24th.
Read the full account →The Wabash, White, Patoka, and Ohio Rivers rose back above flood stage late in the month. These river rises were in response to a series of nearly stationary fronts and outflow boundaries between the 16th and 24th.
Read the full account →The Wabash, White, Patoka, and Ohio Rivers rose back above flood stage late in the month. These river rises were in response to a series of nearly stationary fronts and outflow boundaries between the 16th and 24th.
Read the full account →Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across southern Indiana from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high.
Read the full account →Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across southern Indiana from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.
Read the full account →Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across southern Indiana from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.
Read the full account →Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across southern Indiana from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon interacted with a surface front to produce widespread heavy rain across much of central Indiana. The moisture content of the atmosphere was very high.
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