Indiana, 1997Flash Flood and Flood in Indiana, May 31, 1997
May 31, 1997 · NWS ILN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 flash flood, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Heat and drought
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- May 31, 3:23 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Williamsburg
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused Greens Fork Creek to rise out of its banks and across several roads.
Flood, Fayette
- When
- May 31, 4:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused the Whitewater River at Alpine to rise above the flood stage of 12.0 feet. The river stayed above flood stage through June 2nd and reached a crest of 16.7 feet.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Washington, May 31, 1997$701,000 · F1 · 27 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Idaho, May 31, 1997$50,000 · F2 · 10 events
- Tornado in Washington, May 31, 1997$150,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, May 31, 1997$325,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Washington, May 31, 1997$200,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Idaho, May 31, 1997F1 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 31, 1997$30,000 · 1 event
- Cold in New Jersey, May 31, 199716 events
- Cold in Pennsylvania, May 31, 199710 events
- Tornado in Oregon, May 31, 1997$15,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Flooding in Indiana, May 31, 19979 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 31, 19971 in hail · 6 events
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: 5601740, 5601739.