Indiana, 2001

Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 17 to 18, 2001

July 17 to 18, 2001 · NWS ILN · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

5 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 17, 2:15 PM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:15 PM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
315 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2001

19Z SFC ANALYSIS INDICATED A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES STATES.  AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS APPARENT ON THE KILN 88D BTWN
ILN AND CMH.  SCT SHRA/TSRA WERE OCCURING ACROSS FA.  A MORE
ORGANIZED AREA OF SHRA/TSRA WERE DROPPING SEWD ACROSS NRN IN.

XPCT MCS OVER NRN IN TO MOVE SEWD INTO FA DURING THE LATE PM AND
EVENING HOURS.  THIS SHOULD BRING MORE WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF
SHRA/TSRA THAN TODAY.  WL CARRY LIKELY POPS ALL AREAS TONIGHT.
PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF SHRA/TSRA SHOULD PREVENT EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS SO
WL NOT MENTION HEAVY RAIN IN FCST.

DO NOT TRUST MODEL TIMING FOR THE WED-THU TIME FRAME.  SYNOPTIC
ENVIRONMENT SUGGESTS THAN ATMOSPHERE WL BE UNSTABLE WITH A BOUNDARY
NEARBY THROUGH THOSE PERIODS.  XPCT SHRA/TSRA TO PERIODICALLY MOVE
FROM NW TO SE ACROSS FA SO WL CARRY CHC POPS.  BEST CHANCE OF SVR WL
BEE WED PM OR EVENING IF WE GET MORE SS THAN TODAY.

TEMPS ARE TOUGH DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF SHRA/TSRA PLACMENT.  WL STICK
CLOSE TO GUIDANCE.

.ILN...NONE.

WILKINSON

The radar

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Event by event

5 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
July 17, 7:49 PM EST to 7:52 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Hagerstown
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.917, -85.167

Roof was peeled off of a barn

Flash Flood, Wayne

When
July 17, 10:12 PM EST to July 18, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne County, Richmond
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads closed due to high water. Several people were rescued from their homes in Centerville.

Flash Flood, Union

When
July 17, 11:30 PM EST to July 18, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Union County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.626, -84.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six roads and one bridge closed across the county due to high water

Flash Flood, Fayette

When
July 18, 1:00 AM EST to 2:00 AM EST
Where
Fayette County, Connersville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Streets impassible through town because of high water

Flash Flood, Franklin

When
July 18, 1:30 AM EST to 2:30 AM EST
Where
Franklin County, Brookville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three to four feet of water reported on several roads

Flash Flood, Dearborn

When
July 18, 1:30 AM EST to 2:30 AM EST
Where
Dearborn County, Lawrenceburg
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

US Route 50 closed because of high water

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 5256931, 5256932, 5256933, 5256934, 5256935, 5256936.