Indiana, 1998

Flooding in Indiana, March 19 to 31, 1998

March 19 to 31, 1998 · NWS IND · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Rainfall of 1 to 3 inches mainly falling on the 18th of March renewed flooding again on the Wabash River. The flooding again impacted mainly river roads and bottomland agricultural areas before spring planting season.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 of 1 to 3 inches mainly falling on the 18th of March renewed flooding again on the Wabash River. The flooding again impacted mainly river roads and bottomland agricultural areas before spring planting season. The river exceeded flood stages by one to four feet. The flooding continued through the end of March and into early April. These same counties will be listed again in April Storm Data to show the ending of the flooding episode.

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Event by event

8 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tippecanoe

When
March 19, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Tippecanoe forecast zone
Coordinates
40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Fountain

When
March 19, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Fountain forecast zone
Coordinates
40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Parke

When
March 19, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Parke forecast zone
Coordinates
39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Vermillion

When
March 19, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Vermillion forecast zone
Coordinates
39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Vigo

When
March 19, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Vigo forecast zone
Coordinates
39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Warren

When
March 19, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Coordinates
40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Sullivan

When
March 21, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates
39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Knox

When
March 23, 7:00 AM EST to March 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Coordinates
38.689, -87.418 (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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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: 5632982, 5632983, 5632985, 5632987, 5632988, 5632989, 5632986, 5632984.