Indiana, 2002

Flooding in Indiana, April 1 to 8, 2002

April 1 to 8, 2002 · NWS IND · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Flooding along the Wabash River. Bottomlands and agricultural areas flood along with a few roads.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
None recorded
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 happened

The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.

Flooding along the Wabash River. Bottomlands and agricultural areas flood along with a few roads. Flood Stage: Crest: Date of Crest:Lafayette 11.0 16.39 04/01Covington 16.0 20.41 04/02Montezuma 14.0 19.71 04/03Terre Haute 14.0 17.38 04/04

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 Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 31, 2:10 PM EST, 9 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:10 PM EST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
210 PM EST SUN MAR 31 2002

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER INDIANA TODAY. MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE THE
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TONIGHT. THIS AFTERNOON RADAR HAS VERY SLOW
MOVING AREA OF RAIN OVER NORTHERN IL. THERE HAS BEEN SOME
DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF THIS AREA. THIS PCPN IS ASSOCIATIED WITH COLD
FRONT AND PVA. THE PVA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES EAST. THE MAIN PROBLEM
WILL BE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE PCPN. WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS AT LAST MINUTE (IFPS LAST MINUTE WHICH WILL BE AT LEAST
1 HOUR BEFORE FORECAST ISSUANCE). BOTH MODELS LIKE FREEZING SO WILL
GO NEAR THAT.

DRIER WEATHER MOVING IN ON MONDAY. 850 MB SHOW GOOD WAA. WILL GO
LITTLE HIGHER THAN GUID TEMPS. WILL HOLD OFF ANY PCPN UNTIL MON NGHT
WHEN PVA START TO MOVE IN.

WILL GO CHC POPS MON NGT. TEMPS NEAR GUID.

.IND...NONE.
HAINES

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tippecanoe

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 6, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Tippecanoe forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Warren

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 7, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Fountain

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 7, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Fountain forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Parke

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 8, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Parke forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Vermillion

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 8, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Vermillion forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Vigo

When
April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 8, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Vigo forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.431, -87.390 (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.

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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: 5290587, 5290588, 5290589, 5290590, 5290591, 5290592.