Indiana, 1998Flood in Indiana, April 24 to 26, 1998
April 24 to 26, 1998 · NWS LMK · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Flood, Perry
- When
- April 24, 11:00 AM EST to April 26, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -86.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Ohio River at Tell City, Indiana had minor flooding along low lying areas and agricultural bottomland. The river crested at 39.4 feet (flood stage is 38 feet) at 4 pm est on April 25.
- 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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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: 5639036.