Flood — Hamilton, Indiana

2013-04-19 to 2013-04-20 · near Arcadia, Hamilton, Indiana

Event narrative

A 64-year-old Arcadia man died when he tried to cross a flooded Mount Pleasant Road, south of 266th Street. His vehicle was swept off the road around 7:45 p.m. on the 19th and moved about 100 yards downstream in Cicero Creek.

A 42-year-old Arcadia man and his car was swept away in the same location near Cicero Creek on the early morning of the 20th. He was found dead on the morning of the 21st. There was a report of road blocks being across the street at the time.

The flooding was due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall.

Wider weather episode

Local news media reported numerous water rescues of motorists, evacuations of homes, and school closings or delays on the 19th in west central and north central Indiana. On the 20th, two motorists perished while attempting to drive through the near record flood waters of Cicero Creek near Arcadia in northern Hamilton County. All of this was due to ongoing rainfall across central Indiana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 448423. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.