Flash Flood — Washington, Indiana

2025-07-17 · near New Pekin, Washington, Indiana

Event narrative

A camper was carried by flood waters and folded underneath a bridge on Shorts Corner Road.

Wider weather episode

On July 17th, a west to east oriented cold front dropped southeast from the Midwest and stalled along the Ohio River. Multiple waves of convection along the front continued moving west to east across southern Indiana before the front lifted back north on July 20th. Isolated flooding issues were observed in multiple counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1275261. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.