Indiana, 1996

Flash Flood in Indiana, April 28 to 29, 1996

April 28 to 29, 1996 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Several county roads were closed. A motorist was injured when his van was swept away by floodwaters.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$80,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Several county roads were closed. A motorist was injured when his van was swept away by floodwaters. He was rescued after spending three hours in a tree. A 74-year-old man working on a sump pump in his basement suffered a heart attack, collapsed, and drowned.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Warrick

When
April 28, 9:00 PM CST to April 29, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Warrick County, Boonville
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$80,000
Coordinates
38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5554753.