Flood, Sullivan
- When
- April 28, 11:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, April 28 to 30, 1996
Heavy rains the last 10 days of April brought central and southern Indiana streams out of their banks beginning April 28th. This flooding actually extended into May despite the ending time shown on this report.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 IND wrote it up.
Heavy rains the last 10 days of April brought central and southern Indiana streams out of their banks beginning April 28th. This flooding actually extended into May despite the ending time shown on this report. Flood crests reached 5 to 8 feet above flood stage and in early May approached the flood levels of November 1993.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Knox
- When
- April 28, 11:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Daviess
- When
- April 28, 11:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Martin
- When
- April 28, 11:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lawrence
- When
- April 28, 11:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -86.483 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Missouri, April 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 28, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, April 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, April 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, April 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, April 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 28, 1996
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5546407, 5546408, 5546409, 5546410, 5546411.