County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Orange 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 43 flood events on record for Orange County, Indiana, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 27 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 3 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

Flash Flood

1 mile ESE of FRENCH LICK

Flash Flood

2 miles SSW of BRAXTON

Flash Flood

2 miles E of PROSPECT

Flood

1 mile E of PAOLI ARPT

Flash Flood

At CHAMBERSBURG

Flash Flood

1 mile N of PAOLI

Flash Flood

1 mile N of PAOLI

Flash Flood

At FRENCH LICK

Flash Flood

2 miles SE of FRENCH LICK MUNI ARP

Flood

At CHAMBERSBURG

Flash Flood

2 miles WNW of CHAMBERSBURG

Flash Flood

At PAOLI

Flash Flood

At FRENCH LICK

Flash Flood

2 miles SW of LEIPSIC

Flash Flood

2 miles NE of MILLERSBURG

Flash Flood

2 miles WSW of LEIPSIC

Flash Flood

2 miles NNW of VALEENE

Flash Flood

1 mile NNE of MILLERSBURG

Flood

1 mile NW of ORLEANS

Flash Flood

2 miles NW of FRENTRESSTOWN

Flash Flood

At WEST BADEN SPGS

Flash Flood

At FRENCH LICK

Flash Flood

At CHAMBERSBURG

Flash Flood

At COUNTYWIDE

Flash Flood

At COUNTYWIDE

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

Flood events on record for Orange County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s00000031015
2000s215211504223
2010s020044110012
2020s0100002 (part of the year)3

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

  1. Jan5 events
  2. Feb2 events
  3. Mar5 events
  4. Apr10 events
  5. May8 events
  6. Jun2 events
  7. Jul3 events
  8. Aug1 event
  9. Sep5 events
  10. Oct1 event
  11. Nov0 events
  12. Dec1 event

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Orange County beside the total of the counties of Indiana and of the United States
MeasureOrangeAll counties of IndianaAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 2026436,081177,902
Events for each 100 square miles10.817.05.0
Events for each 10,000 residents21.78.95.4

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.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Orange County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$75 thousand00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$250 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Orange County, Indiana". https://countyhazards.com/county/in/orange/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 Orange County?
April has 10 of the 43 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 Orange County compare with the other counties of Indiana?
The counties of Indiana have 17.0 flood events for each 100 square miles. Orange County has 10.8.
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.