Flash Flood — Washington, Indiana

2025-07-17 · near South Boston, Washington, Indiana

Event narrative

Cars were floating in flood waters and water rescues were needed along State Road 160 near South Boston.

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 1275326. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.