Flash Flood — Delaware, Indiana

2025-07-26 · near Muncie Reese Arpt, Delaware, Indiana

Event narrative

Car stalled in floodwaters at Memorial Ave and Port Ave. Several reports of water covering intersections to over a foot deep in and near Muncie.

Wider weather episode

Marginally hot and humid conditions on the 26th combined with remnant outflow boundaries and a weak upper level disturbence amid the overall ridge-rider pattern, to produce scattered late day and evening thunderstorms. While most cells were sub-severe, isolated wind damge occurred in Morgan County. Later in the evening, training heavy rains caused flash flooding in and near Muncie.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280344. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.