County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Washington 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 71 flood events on record for Washington County, Indiana, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

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

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 16 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 E of BECKS MILL

Flash Flood

2 miles SW of NEW PEKIN

Flash Flood

2 miles E of FREDDRICKSBURG

Flash Flood

3 miles ENE of HITCHCOCK STATION

Flash Flood

1 mile S of MARTINSBURG

Flash Flood

1 mile S of MARTINSBURG

Flash Flood

1 mile NE of PEKIN

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of MARTINSBURG

Flash Flood

At SOUTH BOSTON

Flash Flood

1 mile E of NEW PEKIN

Flash Flood

At NEW PEKIN

Flash Flood

3 miles W of FARABEE

Flash Flood

At SALEM

Flash Flood

3 miles SSW of KOSSUTH

Flash Flood

3 miles WNW of CANTON

Flash Flood

2 miles NNE of SALEM MUNI ARPT

Flood

3 miles WSW of ROSEBUD

Flash Flood

1 mile ENE of NEW LIBERTY

Flood

2 miles SSE of SALEM MUNI ARPT

Flood

1 mile W of FREDDRICKSBURG

Flood

1 mile W of FREDDRICKSBURG

Flash Flood

2 miles NE of SALEM

Flash Flood

At SALEM. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

Flood

1 mile WNW of FREDDRICKSBURG

Flood

1 mile W of FREDDRICKSBURG

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 Washington 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
1990s00000032016
2000s321022413321
2010s190325033026
2020s1000098 (part of the year)18

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. Feb5 events
  3. Mar8 events
  4. Apr11 events
  5. May13 events
  6. Jun17 events
  7. Jul4 events
  8. Aug0 events
  9. Sep0 events
  10. Oct1 event
  11. Nov0 events
  12. Dec7 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Washington County beside the total of the counties of Indiana and of the United States
MeasureWashingtonAll counties of IndianaAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 2026716,081177,902
Events for each 100 square miles13.817.05.0
Events for each 10,000 residents25.38.95.4

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 Washington County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$3.0 million00County
Floodnot recorded$15 thousand10County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$250 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
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 Washington County, Indiana". https://countyhazards.com/county/in/washington/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 Washington County?
June has 17 of the 71 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 Washington County compare with the other counties of Indiana?
The counties of Indiana have 17.0 flood events for each 100 square miles. Washington County has 13.8.
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.