Flood in Dearborn, Indiana

Flood March 2, 1997 – March 11, 1997 · Dearborn, Indiana

$3.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

Heavy rain fell across the Ohio valley on the 1st and 2nd with some areas upstream over Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky receiving up to 12 inches. The Ohio river rose rapidly and reached a crest of 60.7 feet at 300 pm on the 6th at Markland Dam, which is just across the river in Kentucky. Many towns were flooded and hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes for several days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5597072. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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