Flooding in Indiana, April 29 to 30, 1996

Name: Flooding in Indiana, April 29 to 30, 1996
Start: 1996-04-29T07:00
End: 1996-04-30T23:59
Location: Indiana

April 29 to 30, 1996 · NWS LMK · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Torrential rains caused the worst flooding since 1959 across many southern Indiana locations. Between 5 and 9 inches of rain fell from the afternoon of April 28 to the morning of April 29.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 LMK wrote it up.

Torrential rains caused the worst flooding since 1959 across many southern Indiana locations. Between 5 and 9 inches of rain fell from the afternoon of April 28 to the morning of April 29. The most notable flooding occurred along the Blue River at Fredericksburg, Milltown and English. Around 70 homes and a few businesses received major damage in Washington, Crawford and Orange counties. Two mobile homes were destroyed in Orange county. Evacuations were made in Milltown, Henryville, English, Paoli and Fredericksburg. The Blue River crested at 27.1 feet at Fredericksburg (20.0 flood stage) at 1800 est on April 29. It crested at 28.9 feet (16.0 flood stage) at Milltown at 0500 est on April 30.

The radar

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Event by event

9 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Washington

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 38.600, -86.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Orange

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Orange forecast zone
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 38.542, -86.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Crawford

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Harrison

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Clark

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Scott

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Scott forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.685, -85.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jefferson

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.786, -85.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Dubois

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dubois forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.364, -86.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Perry

When: April 29, 7:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.080, -86.638 (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: 5547446, 5547447, 5547448, 5547449, 5547450, 5547451, 5547452, 5547453, 5547454.