Indiana, 2019

Flooding in Indiana, January 21 to 31, 2019

January 21 to 31, 2019 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

More heavy rain impacted the region shortly after the middle part of the month, once again causing rivers to rise above flood stage by the end of January. The flooding was minor, consisting mostly of flooded bottomland fields, woodlands, and public park and recreation areas.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 happened

The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.

More heavy rain impacted the region shortly after the middle part of the month, once again causing rivers to rise above flood stage by the end of January. The flooding was minor, consisting mostly of flooded bottomland fields, woodlands, and public park and recreation areas. Some lesser-traveled roads in the bottomlands were flooded. The flooding continued into February on the Ohio, White, and Wabash Rivers.

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 Jan 21, 6:45 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 6:45 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Pike

When
January 21, 9:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Pike County, Petersburg to 0.91 mi NE of Petersburg
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
38.500, -87.280

Flood, Gibson

When
January 21, 9:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gibson County, 0.91 mi NNW of Hazleton to 1.61 mi NE of Hazleton
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
38.491, -87.539

Flood, Warrick

When
January 24, 2:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Warrick County, 0.71 mi S of Newburgh to 1.41 mi WSW of Dayville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
37.940, -87.419

Flood, Posey

When
January 24, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Posey County, Mt Vernon to 0.34 mi S of Mt Vernon
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
37.930, -87.900

Flood, Posey

When
January 25, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Posey County, New Harmony to 0.95 mi WNW of Springfield
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
38.130, -87.930

Flood, Gibson

When
January 25, 12:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gibson County, East Mt Carmel to 0.35 mi W of East Mt Carmel
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
38.400, -87.730

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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Every storm in Indiana in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 2019

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: 797963, 797962, 797964, 797965, 797961, 797960.