Flooding in Indiana, June 11 to 28, 2004

Name: Flooding in Indiana, June 11 to 28, 2004
Start: 2004-06-11T12:47
End: 2004-06-28T13:00
Location: Indiana

June 11 to 28, 2004 · NWS IND · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Heavy rains from the 10th and 11th caused extensive flooding along the Wabash River. This was the second time in less than a year that a large agricultural flood occurred along the Wabash.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: $300,000
Events: 8

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.

Heavy rains from the 10th and 11th caused extensive flooding along the Wabash River. This was the second time in less than a year that a large agricultural flood occurred along the Wabash. Additional rain on the 16th, 17th and 18th sharpened and prolonged the crest as it moved towards the Ohio River.Location: Flood Stage: Crest: Date of Crest:Lafayette 11.0 21.7 June 13Covington 16.0 27.4 June 14Montezuma 14.0 27.3 June 16Terre Haute 14.0 22.9 June 18Hutsonville 16.0 24.5 June 20Riverton 15.0 22.3 June 21Vincennes 16.0 20.5 June 22

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 Jun 11, 3:43 AM EST, 9 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 3:43 AM EST, 9 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
343 AM EST FRI JUN 11 2004

.DISCUSSION...

FORECAST FOCUS IS ON CHANCES FOR RAIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MODELS SIMILAR EARLY ON IN FORECAST BUT THEN DIVERGE SOME LATER IN
THE WEEKEND. GFS IS FASTER WITH FRONT AND BRINGS IN DRIER AIR TO
FORECAST AREA /FA/ EARLIER THAN ETA. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO
CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PROBLEMS NOTED EARLIER IN PERIOD. THUS WILL LEAN
TOWARD ETA FOR MUCH OF FORECAST.

FRONT REMAINS NEAR NRN BORDER OF THE FA AT 08Z. W/V SATELLITE
SHOWING A WAVE MOVING TOWARD FA. THIS WAVE WAS GENERATING NUMEROUS
TSRA ACROSS NRN HALF OF FA.

EXPECT CURRENT AREA OF TSRA TO DRIFT N AND DIMINISH EARLY THIS
MORNING AS UPPER WAVE MOVES INTO FA AND BOUNDARY MOVES TEMPORARILY
BACK N. AFTER WAVE EXITS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SINK SOUTH AGAIN. WITH
BOUNDARY IN AREA EXPECT TSRA TO BECOME SCT ACROSS ENTIRE FA THIS
AFTERNOON. HEIGHTS INCREASE AT UPPER LEVELS WHICH MAY HELP INHIBIT
CONVECTION THIS AFTN. WILL GO LIKELY POPS EARLY ACROSS NRN FA
OTHERWISE CHC POPS WITH SCT WORDING TODAY. WILL MENTION HEAVY RAIN
THIS MORNING PER ONGOING CONVECTION.

STRONG TEMP GRADIENT WILL EXIST TODAY WITH BOUNDARY IN AREA AND
CONTRAST BETWEEN RAIN COOLED/CLOUDY N AND DRIER/MORE SUN S. WILL PUT
GOOD NE/SW GRADIENT IN AND WILL GO CLOSER TO MAV/FWC NUMBERS AS
ETA COULD BE TOO WARM GIVEN CLOUDS/RAIN COOLED GROUND.

TONIGHT FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS FA SO CHC POPS WILL CONTINUE. AGAIN
PUT NE/SW TEMP GRADIENT IN...WHICH PUTS LOW TEMPS CLOSER TO MAV
GUIDANCE.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

CS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 6:00 AM EST, 6 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
600 AM EST FRI JUN 11 2004

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-121100-
BARTHOLOMEW-BOONE-BROWN-CARROLL-CLAY-CLINTON-DAVIESS-DECATUR-
DELAWARE-FOUNTAIN-GREENE-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-HENRY-HOWARD-
JACKSON-JENNINGS-JOHNSON-KNOX-LAWRENCE-MADISON-MARION-MARTIN-MONROE-
MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-OWEN-PARKE-PUTNAM-RANDOLPH-RUSH-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-
TIPPECANOE-TIPTON-VERMILLION-VIGO-WARREN-
600 AM EST FRI JUN 11 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS
WILL BE HEAVY RAIN. FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS
MAY OCCUR...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SOME STORMS MAY
BE SEVERE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT ANY FLOODING OBSERVED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE...
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IND

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 7:11 AM EST, 5 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
711 AM EST FRI JUN 11 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0512 PM     TORNADO          4 S WAVELAND            39.82N 87.05W
06/10/2004                   PARKE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED 2 BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS.

0604 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ROACHDALE               39.85N 86.80W
06/10/2004                   PUTNAM             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0702 PM     HAIL             5 W MOORESVILLE         39.62N 86.46W
06/10/2004  0.75 INCH        MORGAN             IN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM A MOTORIST TO THE SHERIFFS OFFICE.

0713 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 W MOORESVILLE         39.62N 86.39W
06/10/2004                   MORGAN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CITIZEN REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
            MONROVIA.

0740 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     GREENWOOD               39.62N 86.11W
06/10/2004                   JOHNSON            IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            FUNNEL CLOUD AT SR 37 AND SMITH VALLEY ROAD...3 SPOTTERS
            CONFIRM SAME FUNNEL CLOUD.

0805 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 S GREENWOOD           39.59N 86.11W
06/10/2004                   JOHNSON            IN   PUBLIC

            CITIZEN REPORTED TO STATE POLICE...LOCATION...US31 AND
            STOP 18

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARAGON                 39.39N 86.56W
06/10/2004                   MORGAN             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN BAKER TOWNSHIP.

&&

WFO IND

Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:30 AM EST, 4 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
830 AM EST FRI JUN 11 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAFAYETTE               40.41N 86.87W
06/11/2004                   TIPPECANOE         IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING OF FIRST FLOOR OF SOME HOUSES ON THE SOUTH SIDE
            OF LAFAYETTE.

&&

SALLY

The radar

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

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Event by event

8 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tippecanoe

When: June 11, 12:47 PM EST to June 21, 11:30 PM EST
Where: Tippecanoe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Warren

When: June 11, 1:57 PM EST to June 23, 8:08 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Vermillion

When: June 11, 1:57 PM EST to June 23, 8:08 AM EST
Where: Vermillion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Fountain

When: June 11, 1:57 PM EST to June 23, 8:08 AM EST
Where: Fountain forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Parke

When: June 11, 10:22 PM EST to June 25, 10:25 AM EST
Where: Parke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Vigo

When: June 12, 4:24 PM EST to June 25, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Vigo forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Sullivan

When: June 13, 4:00 AM EST to June 28, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Knox

When: June 14, 12:00 PM EST to June 28, 8:10 AM EST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Crop damage: $300,000
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.689, -87.418 (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

Every storm in Indiana in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, June 2004

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: 5407236, 5407237, 5407238, 5407239, 5407240, 5407241, 5407242, 5407243.