Flood — Clay, Indiana

2023-08-25 to 2023-08-26 · near Brazil, Clay, Indiana

Event narrative

Thunderstorms produced 2.50 to 3.00 inches of heavy rain in 75 minutes over the Brazil area, producing mainly typical minor flooding of low-lying areas. However, standing water reached the bottom of automobiles at the intersection of US Highway 40 and Indiana Route 59.

Wider weather episode

Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through portions of central Indiana initially during the evening hours with a second round during the early overnight. The initial round brought isolated wind damage to areas around Knox county. Later into the overnight a second round of storms drifted southeast across the Indianapolis area causing additional damage. At times these thunderstorms moved very slow which caused pockets of flooding with rain amounts in excess of 4 inches in spots.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1115300. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.