Indiana, 2010Flooding in Indiana, July 1 to 5, 2010
July 1 to 5, 2010 · NWS PAH · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
Numerous storm complexes trained over the Midwest during the month of June. Copious amounts of rain fell from Iowa east across central Indiana.
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- 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.
Numerous storm complexes trained over the Midwest during the month of June. Copious amounts of rain fell from Iowa east across central Indiana. As a result, the Wabash and White Rivers remained above flood stage into early July in southwest Indiana.
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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 6:11 PM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 6:11 PM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
611 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010
.UPDATE...
UPDATED THE AVIATION SECTION. NO CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC SECTION.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
VERY ATYPICAL OF EARLY JULY AT THIS LATITUDE...A BONE DRY AIR MASS
OF CANADIAN ORIGIN WILL DOMINATE THROUGH FRIDAY. MODEL TIME HEIGHT
CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 10 PERCENT THROUGH A
DEEP LAYER OF THE COLUMN THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SURFACE RH WILL
FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S EACH AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL BE VERY
REFRESHING COMPARED TO THE 100 PLUS HEAT INDICES LAST WEEK.
THE DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO QUITE A LARGE DIURNAL TEMP RANGE FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR...LIKELY AROUND 30 DEGREES. MOS GUIDANCE LOWS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 50S LOOK GOOD FOR EACH OF THE NEXT COUPLE NIGHTS. IF
WINDS WERE NOT SO BRISK IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER...FORECAST LOWS WOULD
BE ADJUSTED LOWER THAN MOS. DAYTIME HIGHS UNDER FULL SUN SHOULD
AVERAGE MOSTLY IN THE MID 80S THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE RATHER STRONG SURFACE HIGH WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO THE
APPALACHIANS BY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AND THEN SOUTH
OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING A RETURN TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY MORE
TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THOUGH TEMPS WILL LIKELY CLIMB BACK
INTO THE LOWER 90S OVER THE WEEKEND...DEW POINTS ARE FORECAST TO BE
QUITE TOLERABLE COMPARED TO MOST OF JUNE. DEW POINTS IN THE MIDDLE
60S TO PERHAPS UPPER 60S SHOULD KEEP HEAT INDICES BELOW THE CENTURY
MARK.
A RATHER LARGE DIFFERENCE STARTS TO APPEAR AMONG THE MODELS EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE 00Z ECMWF CONTINUES TO BE STRONGER THAN THE GFS
REGARDING THE 500 MB RIDGE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY...AND THEREFORE
HOTTER. FORECAST TEMPS FOR MONDAY ARE VERY CLOSE TO HPC
GUIDANCE...WHICH MEANS A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN GFS MOS. GIVEN THE
SLIGHT PREFERENCE FOR THE ECMWF...WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY POPS THROUGH
MONDAY.
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MODELS IN BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE LATTER PERIODS OF THE FORECAST.
NEXT TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT EARLIER GFS MODEL RUNS BROKE DOWN
THE UPPER RIDGE THUS ALLOWING MOISTURE/PRECIP TO SNEAK BACK INTO
CWA...BUT THE ECMWF HUNG ON TO THE RIDGE KEEPING OUR REGION DRY.
LATEST GFS NOW KEEPING THE MOISTURE AXIS ALONG THE WESTERN AND
NORTHWESTERN FRINGES OF OUR CWA FOR THOSE PERIODS SO WENT WITH SCHC
POPS THERE. BOTH GFS AND ECMWF MOVE THE MOISTURE AXIS SLIGHTLY
WESTWARD ON WEDNESDAY...SO WILL KEEP IT DRY. MODELS INDICATE A
POSSIBLE FROPA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BUT DUE TO LACK OF
MOISTURE...DONT EXPECT MUCH OF ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF POPS...SO KEPT
IT DRY.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. LIGHT NE WINDS TONIGHT. NE WINDS
MAY VEER SLIGHTLY EAST THURSDAY...WITH A FEW GUSTS UP AROUND 15
KTS WITH DECENT MIXING SFC THROUGH 4K/FT. NO CLOUDS EXPECTED.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:11 AM EST, 19 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
411 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-011000-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
411 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST
ON AREA RIVER FLOODING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST
ON AREA RIVER FLOODING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
Flood, Pike
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 3, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 0.91 mi NNW of Petersburg to 1.72 mi NNW of Petersburg
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 38.513, -87.286
Minor flooding continued on the White River near Petersburg into early July. Flooding affected most bottomland fields, including some cropland. A few residents in an area known as Dodge City may have been affected if they remained. Local roads leading to the Dodge City area were flooded, and at least one was impassable. State Road 257 began to flood. Low agricultural lands and low oil fields were inundated. Crop damage estimates were posted in the June report.
Flood, Gibson
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 4, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, East Mt Carmel to 1.11 mi WSW of East Mt Carmel
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -87.730
Minor flooding of the Wabash River continued from late June into early July. Water flowed onto several small streets and roads. Lowland flooding caused all oil field production to cease with the exception of pumping units on substructures. Access to these was by boat only. Agricultural losses were fairly significant. River cabins became inaccessible. Crop loss estimates were posted in the June report.
Flood, Posey
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 5, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Posey County, 0.61 mi WNW of New Harmony to 0.85 mi WNW of New Harmony
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 38.133, -87.941
Minor flooding continued on the Wabash River from late June into early July. Some oil well production ceased. Low-lying fields were flooded, including some cropland. Crop damage estimates were posted in the June report.
Flood, Gibson
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 4, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, 1.07 mi NNW of Hazleton to 1.91 mi NNW of Hazleton
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 38.493, -87.540
Minor flooding continued on the White River into early July. Most bottomland fields were flooded, including cropland. High water affected any residents who stayed in Pottsville river cabins. A few back roads near the river were flooded, including at least one that was impassable. Low oil fields were flooded. Flood gates were installed at Hazleton. Flood waters covered the Hazleton softball field. Crop damage estimates were posted in the June report.
- 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 Storm Surge in Texas, July 1 to 6, 20102 deaths · $1.3 million · EF0 · 16 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, July 1 to 10, 2010$18 million · 20 events
- Flooding in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2010$5.9 million · 17 events
- Drought in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 2010$7.7 million · 9 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 1, 2010$1.8 million · 3 events
- Flood in Iowa, July 1 to 15, 2010$250,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Nebraska, July 1 to 31, 2010$105,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, July 1, 2010$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 1, 2010$37,000 · 70 kt wind · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 1, 20102.75 in hail · 32 events
- Flooding in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2010$25,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 1, 2010$15,000 · 1 in hail · 8 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: 243788, 243748, 243785, 243789.