Indiana, 1996

Flooding in Indiana, January 19 to 21, 1996

January 19 to 21, 1996 · NWS IND · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Heavy rains from previous days combined with melting snow to bring the East Fork of the White River to reach over four feet above flood stage. This impacted farm fields and rquired closing of some roads along the rivers edge.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 from previous days combined with melting snow to bring the East Fork of the White River to reach over four feet above flood stage. This impacted farm fields and rquired closing of some roads along the rivers edge.

The radar

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Bartholomew

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 21, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Bartholomew forecast zone
Coordinates
39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 21, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.906, -86.037 (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

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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: 5535807, 5535808.