Heavy Rain and Flooding of April 2024 (2024)

Overview

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain brought rainfall amounts of over 3 inches to portions of central Indiana along with widespread flooding along waterways.

  • Flooding
  • Rainfall

Flooding

Mostly minor flooding occurred along many waterways across central Indiana. A few waterways experienced moderate flooding. Flooding also impacted low lying areas and closed several roads.

Hydrographs

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Rain Reports

Below is a map of 3 day rainfall totals across central Indiana. Following the map is a text listing of selected rainfall totals.

Heavy Rain and Flooding of April 2024 (4)

Public Information StatementNational Weather Service Indianapolis IN1152 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024...3 DAY RAINFALL TOTALS ENDING APRIL 12TH...Location Amount Time/Date Provider...Indiana......Bartholomew County...Hope 5.2 NW 3.33 in 0745 AM 04/12 COCORAHSTaylorsville 0.8 SSW 2.76 in 0430 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Boone County...1 ESE Zionsville 3.02 in 1135 AM 04/12 AWSZionsville 0.5 NNW 2.67 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Brown County...Nashville 6.6 WNW 4.23 in 1000 AM 04/12 COCORAHS(W9DBA)Morgantown 6.7 SSE 3.12 in 0600 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Carroll County...Flora 0.6 E 1.70 in 0650 AM 04/12 COCORAHS2.0 W Yeoman 1.47 in 1130 AM 04/12 HADS...Clay County...Jasonville 4.0 ENE 3.50 in 0727 AM 04/12 COCORAHS2.7 SW Poland 2.68 in 0700 AM 04/12 COOP...Clinton County...Frankfort 4.9 NNE 2.18 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS3 W Kirklin 2.12 in 0714 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Daviess County...Odon 0.8 E 2.79 in 0800 AM 04/12 COCORAHSPlainville 1.3 S 2.50 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Decatur County...Lake Santee 1.50 in 1135 AM 04/12 CWOPGreensburg 1.46 in 1139 AM 04/12 AWS...Delaware County...(KA9KAI) Muncie 2.5 SSW 5.02 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSMuncie 4.0 E 4.25 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Fountain County...Covington 0.4 WNW 1.10 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Greene County...Bloomfield 5.3 ESE 2.84 in 0824 AM 04/12 COCORAHSSolsberry 4.0 ESE 2.66 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Hamilton County...Fishers 1.1 N 4.07 in 0740 AM 04/12 COCORAHS4 NW Fortville 3.78 in 1135 AM 04/12 AWS...Hanco*ck County...5 W Wilkinson 3.47 in 1135 AM 04/12 AWS1.2 SE Greenfield 3.46 in 0800 AM 04/12 COOP...Hendricks County...Plainfield 1.1 W 3.35 in 0900 AM 04/12 COCORAHSAvon 1.4 SSW 2.92 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Henry County...Middletown 3.7 S 4.20 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSNew Castle 2.4 SW 2.52 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Howard County...Kokomo 2.29 in 1139 AM 04/12 CWOP1 E Russiaville 1.67 in 0800 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Jackson County...Freetown 1.61 in 1137 AM 04/12 CWOPSeymour 0.6 SSW 0.94 in 0800 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Jennings County...North Vernon 7.8 W 0.85 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS1.5 W Nebraska 0.44 in 1015 AM 04/12 HADS...Johnson County...Greenwood 0.6 ESE 3.43 in 0812 AM 04/12 COCORAHSEdinburgh 0.8 ENE 3.20 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Knox County...Vincennes 4 E 4.94 in 0700 AM 04/12 COOP4.0 NE Vincennes University 3.76 in 0800 AM 04/12 COOP...Lawrence County...Bedford 3.7 N 2.63 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSFELDUN-PURDUE AGRI BEDFORD 5 2.36 in 1100 AM 04/12 HADS...Madison County...Anderson 0.4 ESE 3.54 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSPendleton 5.9 WSW 3.46 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Marion County...Castleton 2s 4.52 in 1200 AM 04/12 COOPIndianapolis 5.8 NNE 4.12 in 0800 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Martin County...Shoals 4.0 E 1.64 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Monroe County...Bloomington 7.1 E 3.32 in 0800 AM 04/12 COCORAHS3 NW Smithville 3.30 in 1135 AM 04/12 AWS...Montgomery County...2 SE New Market 2.14 in 1135 AM 04/12 AWSLadoga 3.4 E 1.81 in 0800 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Morgan County...Mooresville 3.8 NE 3.70 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSMartinsville 2.3 SE 3.31 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Owen County...(KD9LES) Gosport 1.2 WNW 3.33 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSEllettsville 5.8 SW 2.77 in 0600 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Parke County...Bellmore 2.34 in 1135 AM 04/12 CWOPNyesville 1.93 in 1140 AM 04/12 CWOP...Putnam County...Reelsville 2.6 SSW 2.89 in 0800 AM 04/12 COCORAHSCloverdale 3.5 W 2.39 in 0815 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Randolph County...Farmland 0.3 S 3.69 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSModoc 0.1 W 2.85 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Rush County...Rushville 0.7 ENE 2.76 in 0600 AM 04/12 COCORAHSMorristown 3.8 ENE 2.30 in 0800 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Shelby County...Waldron 0.1 ESE 3.13 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS(KB9RBB)Fairland 0.9 SSW 2.90 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Sullivan County...Sullivan Raws 3.70 in 1110 AM 04/12 RAWSJasonville 1 W 3.27 in 0945 AM 04/12 COOP...Tippecanoe County...West Lafayette 5.9 N 1.56 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSLafayette 2.2 S 1.54 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Tipton County...Tipton 3.31 in 1139 AM 04/12 CWOPAtlanta 4.4 W 2.25 in 0530 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Vermillion County...Newport 0.4 WSW 1.32 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS3 NNE Fairview Park 1.19 in 1140 AM 04/12 AWS...Vigo County...TERRE HAUTE 2.26 in 1140 AM 04/12 CWOPWest Terre Haute 5.0 SW 1.89 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHS...Warren County...0.9 SW Pence 1.56 in 0700 AM 04/12 COOPAttica 4.2 NNW 1.35 in 0700 AM 04/12 COCORAHSObservations are collected from a variety of sources with varyingequipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observersfor their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Heavy Rain and Flooding of April 2024 (2024)

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