Flood, Fayette
- When
- May 4, 11:00 AM EST to May 16, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, May 4 to 16, 1996
Persistent heavy rainfall kept the Whitewater river in flood stage for the first half of the month. Agricultural and recreational areas were mainly affected.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $30,000
- 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 ILN wrote it up.
Persistent heavy rainfall kept the Whitewater river in flood stage for the first half of the month. Agricultural and recreational areas were mainly affected. Some trailers were washed away near New Trenton. The crest reached 14.2 feet at Alpine and 14.6 feet at Brookville. Flood stage at Alpine is 12 feet and is listed as 20 feet in Brookville. However, flooding occurs at 14 feet in the New Trenton area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Franklin
- When
- May 4, 11:00 AM EST to May 16, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -85.060 (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
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 4, 1996
- Hail in Florida, May 4, 1996
- Hail in Florida, May 4, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 4 to 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 4, 1996
- Hail in Missouri, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 4 to 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 4, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 4, 1996
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 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: 5558786, 5558787.