Flood, Hancock
- When
- May 31, 9:59 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, May 31, 1997
Heavy rains brought the Big Blue River out of its banks in central Indiana though flodding was contained to agricultural lands and parts of roadways near streams. Young corn crops were damaged substantially but a damage estimate was uncertain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- 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
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 IND wrote it up.
Heavy rains brought the Big Blue River out of its banks in central Indiana though flodding was contained to agricultural lands and parts of roadways near streams. Young corn crops were damaged substantially but a damage estimate was uncertain. This flooding continued into June 1 and will be continued in June Storm Data.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Henry
- When
- May 31, 9:59 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Johnson
- When
- May 31, 9:59 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Shelby
- When
- May 31, 9:59 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Rush
- When
- May 31, 9:59 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rush forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -85.466 (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
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- Damaging Wind in Washington, May 31, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Idaho, May 31, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 31, 1997
- Cold in New Jersey, May 31, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, May 31, 1997
- Flooding in Indiana, May 31, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 31, 1997
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 1997
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: 5601273, 5601274, 5601275, 5601276, 5601277.