Flood, Jackson
- When
- February 7, 11:00 PM EST to February 14, 3:00 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)
1 to 2 inches of rain across central Indiana caused moderate flooding along parts of the East Fork of the White River. Many county roads were flooded and agricultural bottomland was effected.
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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 episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
1 to 2 inches of rain across central Indiana caused moderate flooding along parts of the East Fork of the White River. Many county roads were flooded and agricultural bottomland was effected. Seymour crested at 16.7 feet (flood stage is 12 feet) on February 08, while Bedford crested at 22.86 feet (flood stage is 20 feet) on February 11.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, February 1999
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: 5681281, 5681282.