Flood, Bartholomew
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Bartholomew forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, June 12 to 17, 1998
Heavy rains of 3 to 7 inches occurring during severe and tornadic storms on June 11 and 12th resulted in nearly all streams and rivers in central Indiana to exceed bankfull and cause flooding. River levels reached 3 to 7 feet above flood stage in some locations causing many river roads to be closed.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 31 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
- 31
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 3 to 7 inches occurring during severe and tornadic storms on June 11 and 12th resulted in nearly all streams and rivers in central Indiana to exceed bankfull and cause flooding. River levels reached 3 to 7 feet above flood stage in some locations causing many river roads to be closed. Crops had yet to emerge so no crop losses occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
31 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Boone
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.051, -86.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Carroll
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Clinton
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Daviess
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 17, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Delaware
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Fountain
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Fountain forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Greene
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 16, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Hamilton
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Hancock
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Henry
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Howard
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Jackson
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Johnson
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Knox
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 17, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lawrence
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 17, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Madison
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Marion
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Martin
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 17, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Montgomery
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Morgan
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Owen
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 15, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Parke
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Parke forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Rush
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rush forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Shelby
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Sullivan
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 15, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Tippecanoe
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Tippecanoe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Tipton
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Vermillion
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Vermillion forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Vigo
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Vigo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Warren
- When
- June 12, 10:00 PM EST to June 14, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.347, -87.353 (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
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 12, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flood in Iowa, June 12 to 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 12, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 12 to 13, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, June 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 12, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Ohio, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 12, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 12, 1998
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 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: 5655693, 5655694, 5655695, 5655696, 5655697, 5655698, 5655764, 5655765, 5655766, 5655767, 5655768, 5655769, 5655770, 5655771, 5655772, 5655773, 5655774, 5655775, 5655776, 5655777, 5655778, 5655779, 5655780, 5655781, 5655782, 5655783, 5655784, 5655785, 5655786, 5655787, 5655788.