Flash Flood — Hamilton, Indiana

2025-04-04 to 2025-04-05 · near Home Place, Hamilton, Indiana

Event narrative

Several cars stranded in water which required assistance in Carmel and Fishers. Total rainfall ranged from 1.5 to 2.1 inches.

Wider weather episode

The 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. This led to additional widespread flash flooding and exacerbated ongoing creek and river flooding to a point that many main stem rivers ended up reaching major flood stage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1241692. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.