Flood in Indiana, December 16 to 19, 2000

Name: Flood in Indiana, December 16 to 19, 2000
Start: 2000-12-16T22:15
End: 2000-12-19T07:00
Location: Indiana

December 16 to 19, 2000 · NWS IND · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Jackson

When: December 16, 10:15 PM EST to December 19, 7:00 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)

Minor flooding was reported along the East Fork of the White River at Seymour. The river crested at 14.65 feet (flood stage is 12 feet) at 700 am on December 17. Pasture lands, agricultural lands and several county and state roads were water covered. Also, high water isolated a few river cabins.

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

Every storm in Indiana in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, December 2000

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: 5166038.