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Flood in Vanderburgh County, Indiana
145 floods and flash floods events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 145 flood events in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 28 years.
July is the busiest month, with 24 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 92 events against 53 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.4% of the 6,083 flood events recorded in Indiana; its 62.1 per 100 square miles compares with 17.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to floods and flash floods.
Compared with Indiana
| Measure | Vanderburgh County | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events since 1950 | 145 | 6,083 | 183,559 |
| Per 100 square miles | 62.1 | 17.0 | 5.2 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 8.1 | 8.9 | 5.5 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 83 | 2,961 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
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15Mar
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17May
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24Aug
8Sep
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Recorded events
All 145 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2023 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2022 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2021 | Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2020 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2019 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2019 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2019 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2019 | Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2019 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2018 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2018 | Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2017 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2017 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2017 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2016 | Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jan 2016 | Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Dec 2015 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2015 | Flood | — | $50K | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2014 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $350K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2013 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2013 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 2011 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2011 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2011 | Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2011 | Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2011 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2011 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Nov 2010 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2009 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2008 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2008 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2008 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Flood | — | $350K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2008 | Flood | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $1.8M | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2006 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2005 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2005 | Flash Flood | — | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jan 2005 | Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jan 2005 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2004 | Flood | — | $750K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2004 | Flood | — | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2003 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jul 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2002 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2002 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Dec 2001 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2001 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2001 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2001 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2000 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1999 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 1998 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1998 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1998 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1998 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1998 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1998 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1997 | Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1997 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 1996 | Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1996 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 May 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $400K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many flood events has Vanderburgh County had?
145 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of floods and flash floods became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded flood event in Vanderburgh County?
18 Nov 2025 (Flood). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging flood event recorded in Vanderburgh County?
The flash flood of 12 Sep 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.8M.
How does Vanderburgh County compare with Indiana for flood?
62.1 events per 100 square miles against 17.0 statewide; the county holds 145 of the state's 6,083 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Flood hub and the county page.