Indiana, 1998

Flooding in Indiana, June 19 to 30, 1998

June 19 to 30, 1998 · NWS IND · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

Widespread 2 to 4 inch rains occurring on June 18-19, June 22, and June 28-29, resulted in widespread river and stream flooding across central and southwest Indiana. In most cases, waters reached 3 to 5 feet above flood stage, temporarily falling back below flood stage a day or two before exceeding flood stage again as the next round of significant rains came.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
15

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.

Widespread 2 to 4 inch rains occurring on June 18-19, June 22, and June 28-29, resulted in widespread river and stream flooding across central and southwest Indiana. In most cases, waters reached 3 to 5 feet above flood stage, temporarily falling back below flood stage a day or two before exceeding flood stage again as the next round of significant rains came. These floods impacted agricultural lands in most cases resulting in flooded and destroyed corn crops for the second year in a row. A 6 to 11 inch rain occurred in Owen County on the 28th (described earlier here) resulted in keeping the lower stretches of the White and Wabash Rivers above flood stage into early July across Sullivan, Knox and Daviess Counties. These floods will be continued in July Storm Data. Note the hours for beginning/ending times for floods are guesses...the day of beginning/ending of the floods are good.

The radar

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Event by event

15 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tippecanoe

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 23, 7:00 AM 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, Bartholomew

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 20, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Bartholomew forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Daviess

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 30, 7:00 AM 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, Fountain

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 24, 7:00 AM 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 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 26, 7:00 AM 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, Jackson

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 23, 7:00 AM 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, Knox

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 30, 7:00 AM 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 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 23, 7:00 AM 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, Martin

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 24, 7:00 AM 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, Owen

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 26, 7:00 AM 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 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 26, 7:00 AM 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, Sullivan

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 30, 7:00 AM 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, Vermillion

When
June 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 26, 7:00 AM 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 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 27, 7:00 AM 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 19, 7:00 AM EST to June 24, 7:00 AM 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.

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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: 5654648, 5654723, 5654724, 5654725, 5654726, 5654727, 5654728, 5654729, 5654730, 5654731, 5654732, 5654733, 5654734, 5654735, 5654736.