Flood, Carroll
- When
- July 22, 4:30 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, July 22, 1998
Rainfall up to two inches in less than two hours resulted in rapid flooding of streets in these counties. This was the south extent of a more significant rain across Wabash county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Rainfall up to two inches in less than two hours resulted in rapid flooding of streets in these counties. This was the south extent of a more significant rain across Wabash county. Many streams overtopped their banks due to rain within their county and due to water levels from upstream rains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Delaware
- When
- July 22, 5:00 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Madison
- When
- July 22, 5:00 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Randolph
- When
- July 22, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -85.011 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Tipton
- When
- July 22, 5:00 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Tipton County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -86.052 (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
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 22, 1998
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 22 to 28, 1998
- Heat in North Carolina, July 22 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, July 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5658002, 5658003, 5658004, 5658005, 5658006.