Flood in Indiana

Events

3,856

Deaths

51

Injuries

15

Damage

$1.5 billion

• Flood and Hail in Indiana, August 13, 20117 deaths · 43 injured · $998,000 · 1.75 in hail · 28 eventsThunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon and evening of August 13. As these storms moved across central Indiana, they brought damaging winds and large hail to the area.
• Flooding in Indiana, March 4 to 9, 20264 deaths · $115,000 · 4 eventsDuring March 3 to March 7, 2026, large surface high pressure from the southeastern United States into the Atlantic focused a broad fetch of Gulf moisture northward into the Midwest.
• Tornadoes and Flooding in Indiana, June 11, 20262 deaths · 7 injured · EF3 · 26 eventsSevere thunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening of June 11th producing wind damage, localized flooding and several tornadoes.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, February 4 to 9, 20083 deaths · $2.5 million · 5 eventsHeavy rain fell onto saturated and frozen ground across northwest Indiana which produced flash flooding on February 4th and 5th. Flooding then continued for several days.
• Flooding in Indiana, January 4 to 6, 20043 deaths · 39 eventsThe grounds were still rather saturated at the start of the New Year from the December heavy rain episodes when from the 1st to the 5th of January another 2-2.5 inches of rain fell across most locales north of Interstate 70 and as much as 5 inches of rain fell south of…
• Flooding and Hail in Indiana, April 2 to 9, 20143 deaths · $32,000 · 0.75 in hail · 13 eventsThe heaviest and most widespread rains of the month occurred at the beginning of April. Storms from the 2nd through the 4th dumped 2 to 6 inches of rain on central and southern Indiana. Central Indiana experienced widespread areal flooding from the 3rd through the 4th.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Indiana, August 23 to 25, 20072 deaths · 1 injured · $6.5 million · 70 kt wind · 17 eventsPowerful, severe storms moved across northwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of August 23rd.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, September 14 to 17, 20082 deaths · $12 million · 6 eventsThe remnants of hurricane Ike moved across northwest Indiana during the morning hours of September 14th. This system produced a second round of very heavy rain after a period of heavy rain just 24 hours earlier across many of the same areas.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, January 8 to 11, 20082 deaths · 1 injured · $3.7 million · 12 eventsAn unseasonable moist atmosphere and slow moving cold front set the stage for the training of rain and thunderstorms across much of northern Indiana.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, April 4 to 6, 20252 deaths · $2.4 million · 27 eventsThe final round of rain in a stretch of 4 days brought rain amounts of 2-4.5 inches of rain to central Indiana in addition to the 3-5 inches that had fallen.
• Tornadoes and Flood in Indiana, March 1, 201722 injured · $2.1 million · EF2 · 28 eventsThe combination of a moist and unseasonably warm air mass and an approaching low pressure system and cold front brought multiple rounds of severe weather to southern Indiana during the early morning hours on March 1.
• Flooding in Indiana, March 10 to 21, 20062 deaths · $500,000 · 5 eventsSeveral bouts of heavy precipitation brought significant flooding to the East Fork White River in south central Indiana.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, June 26 to 27, 20152 deaths · 2 injured · $98,000 · 11 eventsThe last widespread rains of the month were the result of a developing low pressure area that moved through the state on the 26th and early on the 27th. Numerous flooding problems developed quickly across mainly northern sections of central Indiana.
• Flood and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 3, 20232 deaths · 2 injured · $61,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 eventsA record breaking low pressure system impacted Indiana on March 3rd initially bringing rain and strong to damaging gradient winds to the area.
• Flooding in Indiana, April 19 to 20, 20132 deaths · $33,000 · 3 eventsLocal news media reported numerous water rescues of motorists, evacuations of homes, and school closings or delays on the 19th in west central and north central Indiana.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, January 21 to 23, 19992 deaths · 1.75 in hail · 6 eventsHeavy rainfall caused numerous roads to be damaged or washed out.
• Flooding in Indiana, January 3 to 31, 20051 death · $9.0 million · 23 eventsAll of the snow cover from the historic pre-Christmas 2004 snow storm melted by New Year's Day 2005 as the dew point temperatures rose into the 50s. Lowland flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County.
• Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 31, 19992 deaths · $3,000 · 4 eventsDuring the evening of the 22nd an automobile containing a mother and her 9 year-old son was swept into Grassy Fork Creek in southwestern Grant County. They were not able to escape from the car and drowned.
• Flooding in Indiana, July 5 to 14, 20031 death · $17 million · 3 eventsFlash flooding and record river flooding occurred over the southern sections of the Northern Indiana County Warning Area starting July 4th and 5th with river flooding abating by July 14th.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, January 8 to 10, 20081 death · $3.4 million · 8 eventsHeavy rain fell across northwest Indiana which caused significant flooding.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Indiana, July 10 to 12, 20171 death · $1.0 million · EF1 · 6 eventsSynoptic quasi-stationary boundary was located across the forecast area, initially across northern parts during the morning and then sagging south as an upper level wave moved into the region during the late afternoon and evening hours.
• Flash Flood and Flood in Indiana, June 4, 20111 death · 3 injured · $161,000 · 1.75 in hail · 39 eventsComing Soon.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, June 4, 20081 death · $363,000 · EF0 · 24 eventsHeavy rain caused dangerous flash flooding and flooding across many locations in central Indiana. A weak tornado also touched down in Greene County.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Indiana, July 13 to 14, 20151 death · $210,000 · 1 in hail · 24 eventsA series of upper level disturbances moved from the Upper Midwest into the lower Ohio Valley and interacted with a moist, warm and unstable atmosphere. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed and then organized into bowing segments across the area.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, December 21 to 23, 20131 death · $199,000 · 12 eventsA front stalled out just southeast of central Indiana on December 20-21. Waves of low pressure rode along the front, generating rain across the area. With tropical moisture moving into the system, heavy rain occurred across parts of central Indiana.

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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.