Indiana, 2017

Flooding in Indiana, October 8, 2017

October 8, 2017 · NWS ILN · 3 events in 1 county or zone

The remnants of Hurricane Harvey brought heavy rain and some isolated flooding to the region. Between one and four inches of rain fell across the region.

Where it happened

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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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 ILN wrote it up.

The remnants of Hurricane Harvey brought heavy rain and some isolated flooding to the region. Between one and four inches of rain fell across the region.

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 Oct 8, 5:55 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 5:55 PM EST, 12 minutes before
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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Ripley

When
October 8, 6:07 PM EST to 7:07 PM EST
Where
Ripley County, 0.69 mi N of Napoleon to 1.69 mi WNW of Napoleon
Cause
Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
39.210, -85.330

High water was reported along several roads in the Napoleon area with several low lying areas impassable. There were no reports of roads that were closed.

Flood, Ripley

When
October 8, 7:00 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Ripley County, 4.69 mi W of Napoleon to 4.83 mi W of Napoleon
Cause
Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
39.193, -85.417

A van became trapped in high water along County Road 900 W, and a water rescue was performed.

Flood, Ripley

When
October 8, 7:00 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Ripley County, 3.3 mi N of Napoleon to 3.27 mi N of Napoleon
Cause
Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
39.248, -85.324

A vehicle became trapped in high water. The vehicle needed to be towed out of the water.

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 718266, 718553, 718554.