Indiana, 1998

Flooding in Indiana, April 16 to 27, 1998

April 16 to 27, 1998 · NWS IND · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Widespread rainfall of 3 to 6 inches during severe thunderstorms which produced flash flooding in these counties also ended up causing longer term river flooding. Many rivers reached levels 2 to 7 feet over flood stage and remained above bankful for anywhere from one to eleven days.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$60,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Widespread rainfall of 3 to 6 inches during severe thunderstorms which produced flash flooding in these counties also ended up causing longer term river flooding. Many rivers reached levels 2 to 7 feet over flood stage and remained above bankful for anywhere from one to eleven days. Some residences were impacted but this did cause widespread flooding of uncultivated agricultural lands.

The radar

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Greene

When
April 16, 12:00 AM EST to April 20, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Knox

When
April 16, 12:00 AM EST to April 22, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
April 16, 3:00 AM EST to April 21, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Lawrence

When
April 16, 3:00 AM EST to April 22, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Daviess

When
April 16, 6:00 PM EST to April 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Daviess forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Owen

When
April 16, 6:00 PM EST to April 17, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Owen forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
39.313, -86.838 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5642408, 5642410, 5642409, 5642411, 5642407, 5642412.