Flood — Vanderburgh, Indiana

2025-07-18 · near Howell, Vanderburgh, Indiana

Event narrative

Water rescues occurred for stalled vehicles in standing water at Claremont Ave and Barker Ave in Western Evansville. Rainfall totals were estimated by radar as around an inch, most of which fell within an hour.

Wider weather episode

A surface boundary was positioned west to east across the Quad State during the early afternoon with convective activity increasing with daytime heating. Scattered convection primarily occurred south of the boundary mid to late afternoon. MLCAPE reached 2000-3000J/kg but effective bulk shear was very limited. Precipitable water values over 2 allowed for torrential rainfall rates. Training storm activity occurred near sunset in the Evansville/Newburgh area as isolated storms developed over the area followed by a more organized storm line. Significant flash flooding developed on the southeast side of Evanvsille and western parts of Newburgh with several streets covered by more than a foot of water. Several water rescues took place into the early evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1304271. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.