Indiana, 1997

Flood in Indiana, July 23 to 24, 1997

July 23 to 24, 1997 · NWS IND · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$1,000
Events
1

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.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Miami

When
July 23, 9:00 PM EST to July 24, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Crop damage
$1,000
Coordinates
40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains of 2 to 6 inches in the headwaters of the Eel River caused minor agricultural flooding in Miami county from mid evening of the 23rd to midday on the 24th. Some trailor park evacuations may have been necessary upstream in North Manchester of Wabash County.

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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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: 5621048.