Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 3, 2000

Name: Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 3, 2000
Start: 2000-01-03T13:15
End: 2000-01-03T20:00
Location: Indiana

January 3, 2000 · NWS LMK · 29 events in 10 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 29 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $62,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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.

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Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Crawford

When: January 3, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, English
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: January 3, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, English
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down

Hail, Perry

When: January 3, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Leopold
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.080, -86.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: January 3, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.319, -85.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down

Tornado, Washington

When: January 3, 2:05 PM EST
Where: Washington County, 3 mi N of Freddricksburg
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $47,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 38.600, -86.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down in Washington county not far from the Harrison county line. The tornado destroyed 1 mobile home, moved 1 mobile home off its foundation, and caused roof damage to a house and a barn before lifting about a quarter of a mile from when it started.

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: January 3, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, New Albany
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 38.319, -85.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor structural damage

Hail, Clark

When: January 3, 2:29 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Clarksville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: January 3, 2:29 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Leavenworth
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down

Hail, Clark

When: January 3, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Jeffersonville
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tennis ball size hail

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: January 3, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Corydon
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: January 3, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees down

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: January 3, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Scott County, Austin
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.685, -85.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down

Flash Flood, Crawford

When: January 3, 4:30 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Marengo
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Creeks out of banks north of town

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: January 3, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Salem
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.600, -86.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: January 3, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Scott County, Scottsburg
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.685, -85.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter estimate of 60 mph winds

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: January 3, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down

Flash Flood, Scott

When: January 3, 5:50 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
Where: Scott County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.685, -85.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads under water

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: January 3, 5:55 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Tell City
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.080, -86.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees down

Flash Flood, Perry

When: January 3, 5:55 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Tell City
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.080, -86.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High water across downtown streets

Flash Flood, Orange

When: January 3, 6:00 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)

Flooding reported countywide

Flash Flood, Dubois

When: January 3, 6:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Dubois County, Countywide
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.364, -86.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water over several roads

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: January 3, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.319, -85.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees down

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: January 3, 6:10 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Corydon
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several barns destroyed

Flash Flood, Harrison

When: January 3, 6:10 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Corydon
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads washed out

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: January 3, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Hanover
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.786, -85.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down

Flash Flood, Jefferson

When: January 3, 6:15 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Countywide
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.786, -85.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Road flooding countywide

Flash Flood, Jefferson

When: January 3, 7:10 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.786, -85.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads flooded

Flash Flood, Clark

When: January 3, 7:15 PM EST to 7:35 PM EST
Where: Clark County, Jeffersonville
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads flooded in southern Jeffersonville

Flash Flood, Harrison

When: January 3, 7:15 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Harrison County, Corydon
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads under water

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 2000 Warnings in Indiana, January 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: 5130439, 5130440, 5130441, 5130442, 5129129, 5130573, 5130574, 5130575, 5130576, 5130577, 5130578, 5130579, 5130580, 5130581, 5130582, 5130585, 5129126, 5130583, 5130584, 5130590, 5130591, 5130588, 5130586, 5130587, 5130589, 5130592, 5129127, 5129128, 5130593.