Flood, Greene
- When
- October 13, 8:00 PM EST to October 20, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, October 13 to 22, 2001
Periods of heavy rain starting on the 10th caused minor flooding along the downstream portion of the White River. Numerous streets were water covered and some impassible.
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.
- 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
- 5
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.
Periods of heavy rain starting on the 10th caused minor flooding along the downstream portion of the White River. Numerous streets were water covered and some impassible. Agricultural bottomland was also effected. Flood Stage: Crest: Date of Crest:Centerton 12.0 12.2 10/14Spencer 14.0 16.2 10/16Elliston 18.0 22.5 10/17Newberry 13.0 16.0 10/18Edwardsport 15.0 18.5 10/19Petersburg 16.0 17.1 10/21
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Daviess
- When
- October 14, 10:00 AM EST to October 20, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Knox
- When
- October 14, 10:00 AM EST to October 22, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Owen
- When
- October 14, 3:00 PM EST to October 19, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Morgan
- When
- October 14, 5:45 PM EST to October 15, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 Alabama, October 13, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 13, 2001
- High Wind in Alabama, October 13, 2001
- Tornado in Alabama, October 13, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, October 13, 2001
- Tornado in Texas, October 13, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, October 13, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, October 13, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, October 13, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 13, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, October 13, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 13, 2001
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, October 2001
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5270411, 5270412, 5270413, 5270410, 5270409.