Drought — Vermillion, Indiana

2025-09-16 to 2025-09-30 · Vermillion, Indiana

Event narrative

Rainfall amounts of only 1.55 to 2.00 inches over the month of September combined with amounts of less than 2 inches in August caused Severe Drought intensity to begin on September 16, 2025 in southern Vermillion County. D2 conditions then continued into October.

Wider weather episode

On the September 16th release of the drought monitor D2 (Severe drought) conditions expanded into Vermillion and Parke counties from Illinois as a result of a stretch of dry weather that began in early August. These conditions continued into October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290236. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.