Flash Flood — Shelby, Indiana

2025-04-04 to 2025-04-05 · near Smithland, Shelby, Indiana

$50K

Property damage

Event narrative

Near record flooding occurred on the Big Blue River near Shelbyville with numerous roads closed during the overnight hours due to flash flooding. Total rainfall ranged from 3.1 to 3.6 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 1241699. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.