Indiana, 1998

Flooding in Indiana, April 9 to 24, 1998

April 9 to 24, 1998 · NWS IND · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

Several inches of rain over a large part of Indiana from the 7th through the 9th brought already high river and stream levels above bankful. Flooding occurred along the Wabash River, White River, East Fork White River, Blue River, Sugar Creek in Johnson County, Wildcat and Deer Creeks in North central indiana, and most other rivers and streams in northern Indiana.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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.

Several inches of rain over a large part of Indiana from the 7th through the 9th brought already high river and stream levels above bankful. Flooding occurred along the Wabash River, White River, East Fork White River, Blue River, Sugar Creek in Johnson County, Wildcat and Deer Creeks in North central indiana, and most other rivers and streams in northern Indiana. Start and end times for each county are estimates.

The radar

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Event by event

19 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Bartholomew

When
April 9, 1:00 PM EST to April 12, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Bartholomew forecast zone
Coordinates
39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Delaware

When
April 9, 1:00 PM EST to April 11, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Coordinates
40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
April 9, 1:00 PM EST to April 10, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates
39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Knox

When
April 9, 1:00 PM EST to April 24, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Coordinates
38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Madison

When
April 9, 1:00 PM EST to April 11, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Coordinates
40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Shelby

When
April 9, 1:00 PM EST to April 10, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Shelby forecast zone
Coordinates
39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Fountain

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 20, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Fountain forecast zone
Coordinates
40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Hamilton

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 12, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Coordinates
40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 13, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Marion

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 12, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Coordinates
39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Parke

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 21, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Parke forecast zone
Coordinates
39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Sullivan

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 23, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates
39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Tippecanoe

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 19, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Tippecanoe forecast zone
Coordinates
40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Vermillion

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 21, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Vermillion forecast zone
Coordinates
39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Vigo

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 22, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Vigo forecast zone
Coordinates
39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Warren

When
April 10, 1:00 PM EST to April 19, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Coordinates
40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Morgan

When
April 11, 1:00 PM EST to April 13, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Coordinates
39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Greene

When
April 12, 1:00 PM EST to April 18, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Coordinates
39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Owen

When
April 12, 1:00 PM EST to April 14, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Owen forecast zone
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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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: 5642259, 5642260, 5642378, 5642379, 5642380, 5642385, 5642261, 5642376, 5642377, 5642381, 5642384, 5642386, 5642387, 5642388, 5642389, 5642390, 5642382, 5642375, 5642383.