Flood, Posey
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Posey forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, June 1 to 5, 1996
The Ohio River crested 1 to 2 feet above flood stage at Mt. Vernon and Newburgh during the first few days of June.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $50,000
- Events
- 4
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.
The Ohio River crested 1 to 2 feet above flood stage at Mt. Vernon and Newburgh during the first few days of June. Some agricultural bottomland was flooded, but damage was minimal.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Vanderburgh
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vanderburgh forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Warrick
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Warrick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Spencer
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Spencer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.014, -87.008 (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
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1996
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1996
- Dust Devil in Nevada, June 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 1, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, June 1, 1996
- Flood in Kentucky, June 1 to 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 1996
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 1996
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 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: 5560230, 5560231, 5560232, 5560233.