Flash Flood, Crawford
- When
- February 18, 10:15 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Indiana, February 18, 2000
Numerous training thunderstorms developed along a warm front over the lower Ohio Valley. The flash flooding produced by these thunderstorms caused numerous road closures over south central Indiana, including US and state highways.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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 LMK wrote it up.
Numerous training thunderstorms developed along a warm front over the lower Ohio Valley. The flash flooding produced by these thunderstorms caused numerous road closures over south central Indiana, including US and state highways. A bridge was washed out at English, and Caeser's Riverboat Casino in Harrison County was forced to close for the day.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clark County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Floyd
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.319, -85.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Harrison
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Madison
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.786, -85.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Perry
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Perry County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -86.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Scott
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Scottsburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -85.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -86.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Orange
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.542, -86.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Dubois
- When
- February 18, 2:15 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dubois County, Jasper
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.364, -86.880 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 18 to 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, February 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: 5134473, 5134474, 5134475, 5134476, 5134478, 5134479, 5134480, 5134481, 5134482, 5134477.