Indiana, 1998

Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, April 8, 1998

April 8, 1998 · NWS ILN · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:58 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dearborn

When
April 8, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Dearborn County, 2 mi N of Dillsboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.050, -85.070

Hail, Ohio

When
April 8, 1:30 AM EST
Where
Ohio County, Rising Sun
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.950, -84.870

Flash Flood, Dearborn

When
April 8, 3:00 AM EST to 3:30 AM EST
Where
Dearborn County, Lawrenceburg
Coordinates
39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused water to flood across US Rte 50,

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5633459, 5633460, 5633461.