1,445 first-hand accounts of flood events in Indiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Thunderstorms developing in the evening of March 31 resulted in multiple weather hazards. Hail nearly 2 inches in diameter was observed, trees were downed from thunderstorm wind, and flooding occurred from heavy rain rates.
Read the full account →A complex of storms moved over portions of Madison and Delaware county causing widespread flooding and pockets of flash flooding. The rain fell over the course of several hours with amounts of over 6 inches in spots.
Read the full account →Very localized flash flooding and isolated minor wind damage occurred across southwest Indiana. A surface low pressure center tracked rapidly north-northeast from Arkansas to the upper Mississippi Valley, dragging a warm front north across southwest Indiana.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved into the forecast area bringing plentiful moisture and produced thunderstorms and waves of moderate to heavy rain to central Indiana around February 7th. The storms produced a tornado in a strong shear and low instability environment.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms affected the southern half of the state of Indiana during the afternoon and evening of July 3rd. Storm motions were slow as convection pushed east to southeast during this timeframe.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved into the forecast area bringing plentiful moisture and produced thunderstorms and waves of moderate to heavy rain to central Indiana around February 7th. The storms produced a tornado in a strong shear and low instability environment.
Read the full account →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 →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 →Record to near record flooding occurred during early January in many along the Tippecanoe River. One of the locations that was severely impacted was downstream of Oakdale Dam in Carroll County. Hundreds of homes were either damaged or destroyed.
Read the full account →Two rounds of heavy rainfall sent the White River above flood stage. The first round was on the morning of the 12th, and the second round of thunderstorms was on the late afternoon and evening of the 13th. The flooding was minor on the White River.
Read the full account →Two rounds of heavy rainfall sent the White River above flood stage. The first round was on the morning of the 12th, and the second round of thunderstorms was on the late afternoon and evening of the 13th. The flooding was minor on the White River.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorm complexes marched across central Indiana from the evening of the 4th and not ending until the 11th. This caused near major flooding along the White River in Hamilton and northern Marion counties.
Read the full account →On March 28th, a strong low pressure system brought 3 rounds of severe thunderstorms to central Indiana. The first round brought widespread 1 to 1.75 inch hail to much of the area with the second event bringing additional large hail and flash flooding.
Read the full account →The remnants of hurricane Ike moved across northwest Indiana during the morning hours of September 14th. This system produced a second round of very heavy rain after a period of heavy rain just 24 hours earlier across many of the same areas.
Read the full account →Massive and historic flooding struck central Indiana. In Indiana alone, flood waters affected over 25,000 people. This flood affected about 9% of the state's farmland. The Great Flood of June 2008 was one of Indiana's costliest natural disasters.
Read the full account →February ended up being an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding. The central and southern portions of Indiana ended the month with 150 to more than 200 percent of normal precipitation.
Read the full account →February ended up being an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding. The central and southern portions of Indiana ended the month with 150 to more than 200 percent of normal precipitation.
Read the full account →February ended up being an above average month when it came to precipitation and flooding. The central and southern portions of Indiana ended the month with 150 to more than 200 percent of normal precipitation.
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 →After a cold, snowy first half of the month, a major thaw occurred from the 18th through the 22nd and melted most of the snow cover in central and southern Indiana.
Read the full account →During the late evening hours of June 12th, a series of thunderstorms slowly moved through central Indiana from the north. An outflow boundary in eastern Marion county led to additional thunderstorm growth north of Indianapolis that eventually would bring damaging winds and…
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain sent the Ohio River above flood stage. February monthly precipitation was 4 to 7 inches above normal, with monthly totals of 8 to 10 inches common. This was greater than 200 percent of normal.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved into the forecast area bringing plentiful moisture and produced thunderstorms and waves of moderate to heavy rain to central Indiana around February 7th. The storms produced a tornado in a strong shear and low instability environment.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved into the forecast area bringing plentiful moisture and produced thunderstorms and waves of moderate to heavy rain to central Indiana around February 7th. The storms produced a tornado in a strong shear and low instability environment.
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