Indiana, 1999

Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 23, 1999

January 22 to 23, 1999 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Thunderstorms with heavy rain persisted over southwest Indiana for much of the day, causing small streams and creeks to begin flooding late in the day. Three to five inches of rain were common in a 12-hour period.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 PAH wrote it up.

Thunderstorms with heavy rain persisted over southwest Indiana for much of the day, causing small streams and creeks to begin flooding late in the day. Three to five inches of rain were common in a 12-hour period. Poseyville reported 3.59 inches, New Harmony measured 4.74 inches, and Evansville 2.53 inches. The Indiana Department of Transportation reported barricading of flooded roads in Evansville.

The radar

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Event by event

6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Posey

When
January 22, 5:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Posey County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Vanderburgh

When
January 22, 5:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Vanderburgh County, Countywide
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Gibson

When
January 22, 5:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Gibson County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Pike

When
January 22, 5:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Pike County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Warrick

When
January 22, 5:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Warrick County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Spencer

When
January 22, 5:00 PM CST to January 23, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Spencer County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5680690, 5680691, 5680692, 5680693, 5680694, 5680695.