Indiana, 1998

Flash Flood in Indiana, June 15, 1998

June 15, 1998 · NWS ILN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Indianapolis radar (KIND), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:55 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Wayne

When
June 15, 12:57 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Countywide
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The second batch of heavy rainfall in less than 24 hours caused county creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. A boy was killed when he was swept into Clear Creek.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Flash Flood, Wayne1998-06-1512MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5648673.