Flood, Daviess
- When
- March 21, 7:00 AM EST to March 27, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, March 21 to 27, 1998
Rainfall of 1 to 2 inches around the 20th combined with a relatively wet March brought the White River in central and southwest Indiana out of its banks. Flood stages in most cases were exceeded by several feet but the impact was felt mainly on river roads and bottomlannd areas prior to spring plantings.
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 of 1 to 2 inches around the 20th combined with a relatively wet March brought the White River in central and southwest Indiana out of its banks. Flood stages in most cases were exceeded by several feet but the impact was felt mainly on river roads and bottomlannd areas prior to spring plantings.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Greene
- When
- March 21, 7:00 AM EST to March 26, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Knox
- When
- March 21, 7:00 AM EST to March 27, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Owen
- When
- March 21, 7:00 AM EST to March 25, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Morgan
- When
- March 21, 7:00 AM EST to March 24, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.482, -86.446 (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
- Flooding in Oregon, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 21 to 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, March 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: 5632271, 5632272, 5632273, 5632274, 5632990.