Flood, Fountain
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 16, 11:00 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)
Flooding in Indiana, February 1 to 21, 1999
Flooding continued into February along the Wabash River and was extended due to heavy rains on February 6. Numerous roads were closed along the river, while agricultural bottomland and many recreational cabins were also effected.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 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.
Flooding continued into February along the Wabash River and was extended due to heavy rains on February 6. Numerous roads were closed along the river, while agricultural bottomland and many recreational cabins were also effected. The following are crests for various sites along the Wabash:Lafayette: FS - 11 Feet; Crest - 14.3 Feet on February 8Covington: FS - 16 Feet; Crest - 19.0 Feet on February 10Montezuma: FS - 14 Feet; Crest - 21.2 Feet on February 8Terre Haute: FS - 14 Feet; Crest - 19.28 Feet on February 9Riverton: FS - 15 Feet; Crest - 19.47 Feet on February 11Vincennes: FS - 17.5 Feet; Crest - 21.23 Feet on February 12
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Knox
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 21, 9:00 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, Parke
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 18, 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
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 21, 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, Tippecanoe
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 14, 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, Vermillion
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 18, 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
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 18, 9:00 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
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 15, 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 13, 1999
- Flooding in Louisiana, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Flood in Texas, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Coastal Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 1, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 1, 1999
- High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 1 to 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, February 1999
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: 5681176, 5681177, 5681275, 5681276, 5681277, 5681278, 5681279, 5681280.