Flood, Sullivan
- When
- July 11, 4:45 PM EST to July 12, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Indiana, July 11 to 12, 2000
2 to 4 inches of rain fell across parts of west central Indiana late on July 10 and into July 11 causing minor flooding along the Wabash River at Riverton. 35 feet (flood stage is 15 feet) on the afternoon of the 11th.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
2 to 4 inches of rain fell across parts of west central Indiana late on July 10 and into July 11 causing minor flooding along the Wabash River at Riverton. The river crested at 15.35 feet (flood stage is 15 feet) on the afternoon of the 11th.
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
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 11, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 11, 2000
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, July 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: 5151572.