Indiana, 2009Flooding in Indiana, April 6 to 12, 2009
April 6 to 12, 2009 · NWS IND · 2 events in 1 county or zone
April showers began on the 2nd day of the month and continued off and on for the entire month. The most significant rain of the month occurred on the 5th when 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in much of central Indiana.
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $8,000
- Events
- 2
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.
April showers began on the 2nd day of the month and continued off and on for the entire month. The most significant rain of the month occurred on the 5th when 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in much of central Indiana. Because the area had been wet from rain in the later portion of March and the first three days of April, lowland flooding quickly developed.
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 6, 5:50 PM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 5:50 PM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
650 PM EDT MON APR 6 2009
.AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR THE 07/0000Z TAFS
SCT SHOWERS OF SN/PL/RA WILL DIMINISH VERY EARLY IN THE PD AND
COVERAGE SHOULD BE LOW ENOUGH NOT TO MENTION IN THE TAFS. WIND GUSTS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AS WELL. EXPECT VFR CONDS
TO PREVAIL EARLY ON...BUT ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR ALOFT WILL ROTATE
IN OVERNIGHT. THIS SHOULD BRING CIGS BACK DOWN INTO THE MVFR
CATEGORY. THESE CONDS WILL PERSIST THRU TUE MORNING. VFR CIGS SHOULD
THEN RETURN TUE AFTN AS COLDEST AIR EXITS THE REGION.
CANNOT RULE OUT SOME SCT SHSN OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN...BUT
ATTM COVERAGE SHOULD REMAIN TOO LOW TO MENTION IN TAFS.
&&
.DISCUSSION...DEEP UPPR TROF CURRENTLY ACRS THE AREA XPCTD TO GRADU
LIFT NEWD INTO CANADA OVR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...HOWEVER A COUPLE OF
SML IMPULSES WL BE ROTATING THRU THE LRG SCALE TROF. MODELS IN
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE MAIN FEATURES. FCST FOCUS CENTERS ON POPS
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE IMPULSES AND POTENTIAL FREEZING TEMPS.
SUBTLE IMPULSE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVR THE WRN UPPR GRTLKS PROGGED TO
ROTATE THRU THE LOCAL AREA LT TONIGHT/TUES MORN...WITH MODEL DATA
INDICATING ANOTHER IMPULSE PASSING THRU ARND WED NIGHT. DEEP
MOISTURE/LIFT APPEARS MARGINAL FOR MEASURABLE PCPN WITH THE
DISTURBANCE ON TUES...AND EVEN LESS FAVORABLE WITH THE ONE WED
NIGHT. HOWEVER...LO LVL LAPSE RATES ARE STILL RATHER STEEP ON TUES.
WL GO WITH CHC POPS FOR SNOW SHWRS TONIGHT...AND CHC POPS FOR MXD
SHWRS ON TUES...WITH DRY CONDS AFT THAT. NEXT CHC FOR PCPN APPEARS
TO ARRIVE THURS AFT OR NIGHT.
LO LVL THICKNESSES SUGGEST THE GFS MOS GUIDANCE TEMPS DON/T LOOK TOO
BAD FOR THE MOST PART...ALTHOUGH THE TUES HIGHS MAY BE A LTL WARM
OVR THE NERN AREAS. WL CONT FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT AND EXPAND FREEZE
WATCH OVR THE REST OF THE AREA FOR TUES NIGHT.
&&
.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072.
&&
AVIATION...CS
PUBLIC...JAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 4:08 PM EST, 7 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
508 PM EDT MON APR 6 2009
INZ021-030-031-036>038-042-045-046-048-049-055-057-063>065-069-
070-072-072115-
CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-
HENDRICKS-HANCOCK-HENRY-JOHNSON-RUSH-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-
MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JENNINGS-
508 PM EDT MON APR 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AND A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL
INDIANA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
A HARD FREEZE WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL
INDIANA AND A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S WILL KILL TENDER VEGETATION OUTDOORS.
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY.
WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF SEVERE WEATHER WILL
OCCUR...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A HAZARD IN ALL THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
&&
MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)
INZ028-029-035-039>041-043-044-047-051>054-056-060>062-067-068-
071-072115-
WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-VERMILLION-
PARKE-MARION-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-
KNOX-DAVIESS-JACKSON-
508 PM EDT MON APR 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG MOST RIVERS IN
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC
STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AND A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL
INDIANA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THIS WEEK ALONG MOST
RIVERS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.
A HARD FREEZE WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL
INDIANA AND A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S WILL KILL TENDER VEGETATION OUTDOORS.
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY.
WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF SEVERE WEATHER WILL
OCCUR...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A HAZARD IN ALL THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
&&
MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)
Flood, Jackson
- When
- April 6, 11:45 PM EST to April 9, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, 0.51 mi N of Brownstown to 1.86 mi W of Shields
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 38.887, -86.028
Lowland flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in/near Rockford, Indiana. The river crested 2.2 feet above flood stage on April 8th at a reading of 14.2 feet. Flooding of this magnitude typically affects pasture lands, agricultural lands, several County and State Roads, and the water isolates a few river cabins. Significant agricultural lands begin to flood at 12 feet. Damage costs are grossly estimated.
Flood, Jackson
- When
- April 11, 9:00 AM EST to April 12, 11:45 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, 3.67 mi NW of Reddington to 1.97 mi NNE of Reddington
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -85.875
Brief lowland flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in/near Rockford, Indiana. The river crested 1.5 feet above flood stage on April 12th at a reading of 13.5 feet. Flooding of this magnitude typically affects pasture lands, agricultural lands, and a few County Roads. Significant agricultural lands begin to flood at 12 feet. Damage costs are grossly estimated.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 6, 2009$330,000 · EF2 · 3 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, April 6, 20091 death · 1 event
- Flooding in Maine, April 6 to 8, 2009$713,000 · 3 events
- Wildfire in Texas, April 6, 2009$250,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 6, 2009$68,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 6 to 30, 2009$40,000 · 8 events
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 6 to 24, 2009$30,000 · 6 events
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, April 6, 2009$26,000 · EF0 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 6, 2009$26,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, April 6, 2009$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 6, 2009$12,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 6, 2009$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
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: 176697, 176717.