Flood, Wayne
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, January 24 to 30, 1996
On the 23rd, many areas received around an inch of rainfall which pushed the Whitewater river back into flood. 3 feet where the flood stage is 12 feet.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 ILN wrote it up.
On the 23rd, many areas received around an inch of rainfall which pushed the Whitewater river back into flood. The river crested at Alpine at 12.3 feet where the flood stage is 12 feet. The worst flooding occurred on the Ohio river. Markland Dam which is downstream from Cincinnati, crested at 51.8 feet and flood stage is 51 feet. However, points between Markland and Cincinnati suffered from significant flooding.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Fayette
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Union
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.626, -84.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Franklin
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Dearborn
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM EST to January 30, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dearborn forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Ohio
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM EST to January 30, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -84.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Switzerland
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM EST to January 30, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Switzerland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 38.826, -85.037 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 24, 1996
- Flooding in Maine, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 24, 1996
- Flood in Connecticut, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, January 24, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 24, 1996
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536058, 5536059, 5536060, 5536061, 5536062, 5536063, 5536064.