Indiana, 2002

Flash Flooding in Indiana, May 28, 2002

May 28, 2002 · NWS ILN · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
4

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 May 28, 2:41 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 2:41 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
338 9M EDT TUE MAY 28 2002

LTST RADAR SHWS CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN
KENTUCKY.  CAPES ARE AROUND 1500 J/KG THERE.  STORMS HAVE HAD UP TO
55 VIL BUT HAIL REPORTS HAVE BEEN LESS THAN 3/4 INCH.  ALSO...RADAR
AND GAGES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
WITH SEVERAL OF THE STORMS.  WILL MAKE A DECISION AT ISSUE TIME
REGARDING TIMING OF PCPN TONIGHT.

WILL KEEP 40 POPS ON WEDNESDAY.  NOT MUCH FORCING BUT SURFACE
BOUNDARY IN PROXIMITY AND CAPES ARE AROUND 1500 J/KG AGAIN WITH NO
CIN IN AFTERNOON.  A LOT OF MID LEVEL AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH 70
PERCENT RH UP TO 30000 FEET AND DECENT OMEGA THROUGH THE LAYER.  FWC
TEMPS SEEM TOO HIGH WITH THIS PROFILE.  ETA AND AVN DID REALIZE
EFFECT OF RAIN ON TEMPS FOR TODAY AND THEY ARE BOTH GOING UPPER 70S
TO LOW 80S.  WILL GO LOW 80S AS THICKNESS POINT TO THIS.

FOR THURSDAY...THERE IS LESS MID LEVEL MOISTURE BUT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL STILL BE ABUNDANT.  THE RECENTLY COOL ETA NOW AS WARM
AS FWC IN MID 80S.  OTHER TECHNIQUES POINT TO THIS AS WELL.
ALSO...AVN AND ETA HAVE LESS PCPN THAN TODAY OR WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH
INSTABILITY IS ABOUT THE SAME.  TEMPS VERY DEPENDANT ON PCPN AND
CLOUDS. WILL STICK CLOSE TO ETA VALUES.

MRF OPERATIONAL AND PERTIBATIONS HAVE WARMED UP A BIT THIS WEEKEND.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY STILL LOOK WET.

.ILN...NONE.

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The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Ripley

When
May 28, 4:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Ripley County, Versailles
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.104, -85.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several streets were flooded in town.

Flash Flood, Dearborn

When
May 28, 5:40 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
Where
Dearborn County, Dillsboro
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High water covered Spangler Road.

Flash Flood, Ohio

When
May 28, 5:45 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
Where
Ohio County, Bear Branch
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.950, -84.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few roads were washed out in the western part of the county.

Flash Flood, Ripley

When
May 28, 6:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Ripley County, New Marion
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.104, -85.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was high water on County Road 400.

What these are

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.

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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: 5299228, 5299229, 5299230, 5299309.