Flash Flood — Martin, Indiana

2025-04-05 · near Whitfield, Martin, Indiana

$50K

Property damage

Event narrative

US 231 was temporarily closed due to water flowing over the road. Flooding later in the week due to river flooding caused significant issues near the town of Shoals. Total rainfall ranged from 1.9 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 1241695. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.