Flooding in Indiana, April 27 to 30, 1996

Name: Flooding in Indiana, April 27 to 30, 1996
Start: 1996-04-27T06:00
End: 1996-04-30T23:59
Location: Indiana

April 27 to 30, 1996 · NWS PAH · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

The Wabash River rose above flood stage at New Harmony on April 27 and continued rising into May. The White River and Patoka River also threatened parts of Gibson and Pike Counties.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $130,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.

The Wabash River rose above flood stage at New Harmony on April 27 and continued rising into May. The White River and Patoka River also threatened parts of Gibson and Pike Counties. Many bottomland roads were closed in Pike County along the White River. Some people were kept from their homes near the White River. In Posey County, the Wabash River flooded 15 homes and trailers.

The radar

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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Gibson

When: April 27, 6:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Gibson forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Pike

When: April 27, 6:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Posey

When: April 27, 6:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Posey forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, April 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543603, 5543604, 5543605.