Indiana, 2002

Flooding in Indiana, April 9 to 19, 2002

April 9 to 19, 2002 · NWS IND · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Flooding along Wabash River. Mostly bottomland and agricultural lands affected.

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 Wabash River. Mostly bottomland and agricultural lands affected. Flood Stage: Crest: Date of Crest:Lafayette 11.0 13.74 04/10Covington 16.0 19.08 04/15Montezuma 14.0 19.43 04/14Terre Haute 14.0 17.30 04/15

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 Apr 9, 2:00 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 2:00 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
200 AM EST TUE APR 9 2002

SFC ANALYSIS EARLY THIS AM SHOWS LOW PRES OVR LWR MI AND A CD FRNT
ACRS NW INDIANA...CENTRAL IL TO SE MO. RADAR MOSAICS SHOW BACK EDGE
OF PCPN ACRS WRN IL. LITTLE PCPN ALONG THE FRONT.

MAIN FCST CHALLENGE TDY WL BE TIMING THE END OF THE PCPN.

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TDY BOTH PUSHING THE LOW RAPIDLY TO QUEBEC
BY THIS AFTERNOON. CD FRONT SHOULD BE WELL E OF THE FA BY THEN. GOOD
UPPER DYNAMICS ACRS THE AREA THIS MORNING AS SYS PULLS NE AND UPPER
TROF CROSSES THE STATE. THIS ALONG WITH RADAR TRENDS ONLY THINGS
GOING FORM MUCH PCPN TDY. SAT PIX INDICATE TOPS WARMING ACRS IL AND
IA. TIME SECTIONS SHOW SATURATED AIRMASS WITH SOME VV THIS
MORNING...THEN SHARP DRYING AS SUBSIDENCE KICKS IN THIS AFTERNOON AND
WED. DUE TO THE UPPER TROF ACRS THE AREA AND CURRENT RADAR TRENDS
SHOWING -RA ACRS IL...WL CARRY CHC PCPN ACRS MUCH OF THE FA FOR THIS
AM...WITH DECREASING CLOUDINESS FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

RIDGE AND SUBSIDENCE BUILDS ACRS THE AREA TONIGHT AND WED. GOOD
SUNSHINE EXPECTED ON WED AS CU RULE WL BE POSITIVE.

EXPECT COOL...STEADY TEMPS THIS AM UNDER CLDY SKIES AND WEAK CAA.
TEMPS MAY RISE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON AS CLDS CLR DESPITE CAA. FWC
TEMPS APPEAR TO HANDLE THIS WELL. CONSIDERING H8 TEMPS AND EXPECTED
MIXING ON WED...FWC TEMPS LOOK GOOD HERE TOO.

.IND...NONE.
PUMA

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, Parke

When
April 9, 6:15 AM EST to April 19, 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 9, 6:15 AM EST to April 19, 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, Tippecanoe

When
April 9, 10:30 AM EST to April 17, 6:00 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 10, 1:00 AM EST to April 18, 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 10, 1:00 AM EST to April 18, 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, Vigo

When
April 10, 3:00 AM EST to April 19, 6:00 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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5290671, 5290672, 5290603, 5290604, 5290605, 5290673.