Indiana, 2002

Flash Flooding and Flood in Indiana, May 7, 2002

May 7, 2002 · NWS ILN · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

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

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
$11,000
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 May 7, 4:46 AM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 4:46 AM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED WATCH INFO AND ISSUE TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
546 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2002

BASED ON RADAR TRENDS WILL EXTEND THE FLOOD WATCH NORTH A COUPLE OF
COUNTIES INTO THE WHITEWATER AND MIAMI VALLEYS.  WILL ALSO RUN IT TO
4 PM.

FFA AND NEW ZFP OUT ASAP.

ILN...FLOOD WATCH TODAY
      INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080
      KYZ089>100-OHZ070>073-077>082-088
      OHZ042-051>053-060>063

SITES

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 5:34 AM EST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
634 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0610 AM    CONNERSVILLE              IN   FLOOD
05/07/02   FAYETTE                        ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
                                          WATER

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The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:09 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Flood, Fayette

When
May 7, 6:10 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains that fell during the early morning caused numerous road closures across the county.

Flash Flood, Union

When
May 7, 6:12 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
Where
Union County, Liberty
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.626, -84.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Liberty Pike was flooded in several spots.

Flash Flood, Fayette

When
May 7, 7:20 AM EST to 7:40 AM EST
Where
Fayette County, 3 mi S of Connersville
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

State Route 121 was closed due to high water.

Flash Flood, Dearborn

When
May 7, 7:27 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Dearborn County, Countywide
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High water forced several roads across the county to be closed.

Flash Flood, Ripley

When
May 7, 7:29 AM EST to 7:40 AM EST
Where
Ripley County, 2 mi E of Versailles
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.104, -85.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

U.S. Route 50 east of Versailles was closed due to high water.

Flash Flood, Franklin

When
May 7, 7:35 AM EST to 7:50 AM EST
Where
Franklin County, Batesville
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Huntersville Road was flooded.

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.
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.

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: 5298796, 5298792, 5298791, 5298794, 5298795, 5298793.