Flood events in Elkhart County, Indiana The flood events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 19 flood events on record for Elkhart County, Indiana, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest flood event on record is on 19 Jul 2025.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 12 flood events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
Newest flood events on record
Flood
2 miles ENE of WATERFORD MILLS. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Flood
1 mile E of GOSHEN
Flood
2 miles N of JAMESTOWN
Flood
2 miles ESE of ELKHART MIDWAY ARPT
Flood
2 miles SE of ELKHART MIDWAY ARPT
Flood
1 mile NE of ELKHART
Flood
2 miles SSW of ELKHART MIDWAY ARPT
Flood
3 miles N of SOUTH WEST
Flood
3 miles WNW of GOSHEN
Flood
3 miles WNW of GOSHEN
Flash Flood
2 miles WSW of WATERFORD MILLS
Flood
4 miles NW of (EKM)ELKHART MUNI AR. Damage estimate: $1.2 million
Flood
2 miles WNW of ELKHART
Flash Flood
1 mile ESE of BENTON. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Flood
1 mile SW of FORAKER. Damage estimate: $250 thousand
Flash Flood
At COUNTYWIDE. Damage estimate: $1.5 million
Flash Flood
5 miles SE of GOSHEN. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Flash Flood
At COUNTYWIDE
Flash Flood
At ELKHART
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.
Flood events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 (part of the year) | 10 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan1 event
- Feb2 events
- Mar0 events
- Apr0 events
- May1 event
- Jun10 events
- Jul3 events
- Aug1 event
- Sep1 event
- Oct0 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Elkhart | All counties of Indiana | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events, 1996 to 2026 | 19 | 6,081 | 177,902 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 4.1 | 17.0 | 5.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 0.9 | 8.9 | 5.4 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Northern Indiana (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Elkhart County, Indiana". https://countyhazards.com/county/in/elkhart/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most flood events on record for Elkhart County?
- June has 10 of the 19 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many flood events are on record for Indiana?
- NCEI has 6,083 flood events on record for Indiana from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Elkhart County compare with the other counties of Indiana?
- The counties of Indiana have 17.0 flood events for each 100 square miles. Elkhart County has 4.1.
- Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
- NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.