Flood, Jackson
- When
- February 21, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Indiana, February 21, 2000
Minor flooding occurred across southern parts of Jackson and Jennings counties along the Muscatatuck River in response to heavy rain on the 13th and 14th and 17th and 18th. 10 feet (flood stage is 16 feet) on February 21.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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.
What happened
The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Minor flooding occurred across southern parts of Jackson and Jennings counties along the Muscatatuck River in response to heavy rain on the 13th and 14th and 17th and 18th. The river at Wheeler Hollow crested at 20.10 feet (flood stage is 16 feet) on February 21. A few roads adjacent to the river were closed due to the high water.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 21 to 29, 2000
- Flood in California, February 21, 2000
- Flood in Ohio, February 21 to 23, 2000
- Flood in Nevada, February 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, February 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arizona, February 21 to 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, February 21, 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: 5126986.