Flood, Daviess
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, January 10 to 16, 1998
Heavy rains of 1 to 2 inches on the 3rd and 4th, and an additional 1 to 2 inches rainfall on the6th through the 8th of january resulted in most streams across Indiana to exceed bankfull. Most rivers exceeded flood stage by 1 to 4 feet with a few spots exceeding five feet.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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 of 1 to 2 inches on the 3rd and 4th, and an additional 1 to 2 inches rainfall on the6th through the 8th of january resulted in most streams across Indiana to exceed bankfull. Most rivers exceeded flood stage by 1 to 4 feet with a few spots exceeding five feet. In nearly all cases, only low land flooding occurred along with some minor flooding and closings of some stretches of river roads. The initial flooding began in the north third of Indiana on the 6th and progressed downstate with flood stages beginning in these areas around the 10th. Flooding in most cases ended about one week later.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Greene
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Jackson
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Jennings
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jennings forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.997, -85.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Knox
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lawrence
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Martin
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Owen
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Sullivan
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Vigo
- When
- January 10, 7:00 AM EST to January 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Vigo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.431, -87.390 (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
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oregon, January 10 to 29, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, January 10 to 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 11, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 10 to 14, 1998
- High Surf in California, January 10 to 14, 1998
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 10, 1998
- Flooding in Illinois, January 10 to 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 10 to 12, 1998
- Flood in Ohio, January 10, 1998
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5627998, 5627999, 5628000, 5628001, 5628002, 5628003, 5628004, 5628005, 5628006, 5628007.