Power Outage in Indianapolis, IN

Extensive tree and powerline damage caused by thunderstorm wind gusts across the county. Over 57000 power outages caused by the storm within the county.

Several reports of trees downed by strong gradient winds. Peak power outages across the county were in excess of 5000 homes.

Large healthy tree downed by strong gradient winds. 2 vehicles hit were hit by the tree with a road blocked in both directions. At the peak of the event, over 4000 customers were without power.

Power lines and power poles downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts.

A gas station canopy was destroyed due to non-thunderstorm wind gusts near Beech Grove. At least 37,548 homes were without power at one point with over 60,000 estimated during the whole event. Indianapolis Power and Light had over 200 crews out during the event. Several fires were started due to downed live power lines which had to be put out.

A two-foot diameter, healthy tree was down across the road, falling on a utility pole and power lines, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

A large tree and power lines were downed at 71st Street and Cranbrook Drive due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Power outages were noted across the county due to ice accumulations.

Ice accumulation of 0.30 was reported from just northwest of the Camby area. Duke Energy and Indianapolis Power and Light combined to report over 50,000 customers without power across central Indiana. No other impacts were noted.

Tree branches were reported down with power flickering off and on due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. The wind gusts in this area were estimated at 60 mph.

Large tree limbs were downed on power lines, a transformer exploded, and a pole caught fire due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This event occurred along Allisonville Road, just south of 56th Street. The road was closed in both directions.

A large tree limb broke off due damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and damaged a parked car. Power lines were always reported down.

Indiana Department of Homeland Security called reporting trees down, power lines down, and damage to homes from around 10th and Tibbs Streets to Meridian Street and Thompson Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

An EF-1 tornado, with winds estimated at 90 mph, briefly touched down near the intersection of Southeastern and Irvington Avenues. Significant garage damage occurred to two homes and one automobile was stacked on top of another. Numerous trees were downed as well. A power pole was downed as well as a gazebo that was picked up and tossed.

A large 60 to 70 foot tall tree was blown down in an alley near the intersection of 56th Street and Emerson Avenue due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. The tree knocked power lines down as well.

Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts caused eastbound lanes of Interstate 465, near Interstate 865, to become closed due to downed power lines.

Damage to power lines was observed on East 86th Street due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Trees were reported down in and around Indianapolis due to high, non-thunderstorm damaging wind gusts. Also, part of a wall near Union Station peeled off and landed on top of a vehicle in downtown Indianapolis. A number of power outages were reported from across the county.

An estimated 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed in this location. The power was also reported to be out.

Numerous trees were reported down between 46th and 49th Streets and College and Keystone Avenues due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Much of the area was also without power.

Power lines were down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

A long-time television weather spotter reported a large 100-year-old tree that had been blown over by thunderstorm wind gusts measured at 70 mph. Power was out in the neighborhood.

Approximately four tenths of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain was received. Scattered power outages were also noted.

Approximately one quarter inch of additional ice accumulation from freezing rain was received. Scattered power outages were also noted. The Indianapolis International Airport's snow and ice crews were working around the clock in 12-hour shifts. The airport used one runway and a few key taxiways for traffic in and out of the airport. There were numerous cancellations and hundreds of passengers that were stuck at the airport.

Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines at the intersection of 75th Street and State Road 67.

Power lines were reported down in various locations across the city due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Lightning blew a hole in a home in the 7100 block of Tassel Meadow Drive in South Indianapolis. No one was home and no one was injured. Lightning also sent a power line crashing into a monitoring equipment shack inside a natural gas distribution center. A small gas line ruptured and caught fire.

Power lines were reported down near 61st Street and Michigan Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down scattered tree limbs and apparently was the cause of a power outage at US Route 31 and Shelby Street.

Scattered power outages across Indianapolis were reported by Indianapolis Power and Light to the local broadcast media. Time of event is estimate/time report was received.

A huge tree fell from a neighbor's lot in the 100 block of West 40th Street and crashed onto a gentleman's home and garage. Utility lines were knocked down in the incident. In the Indianapolis metro area Indianapolis Power & Light Co. crews worked late into the evening to restore power to as many as 50,000 customers. Time of incident is estimated.

Powerlines were blown down onto a tree at 71st and Camberwood due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Numerous structures were damaged in Marion County with the hardest hit area being an apartment complex near 38th Street and Mitthoefer Road. The tornado was associated with an embedded supercell that was overtaken by a line. Based on damage indicators, wind speeds were estimated around 125 mph. This tornado formed near 42nd Street and Post Road and tracked southeastward for 3.1 miles before exiting Marion County on North County Line Road 500 meters south of East 38th Street. The tornado continued in Hancock County. While in Marion County the tornado was rated EF-2 and while in Hancock County the tornado was rated EF-1. The tornado continued to the southeast in Hancock County for 4.0 miles. This made the entire path length 7.1 miles. The width of the tornado while in Hancock County was 100 yards and lasted from 2132 until 2136. Overall, the tornado was on the ground from 2127 until 2136. The tornado lifted in Hancock County 500 feet south of West 200 North on North 400 West. While in Hancock County the tornado damaged barns, houses, billboards, trees, and powerlines.

Numerous structures were damaged in Marion County with the hardest hit area being an apartment complex near 38th Street and Mitthoefer Road. The tornado was associated with an embedded supercell that was overtaken by a line. Based on damage indicators, wind speeds were estimated around 125 mph. This tornado formed near 42nd Street and Post Road and tracked southeastward for 3.1 miles before exiting Marion County on North County Line Road 500 meters south of East 38th Street. The tornado continued in Hancock County. While in Marion County the tornado was rated EF-2 and while in Hancock County the tornado was rated EF-1. The tornado continued to the southeast in Hancock County for 4.0 miles. This made the entire path length 7.1 miles. The width of the tornado while in Hancock County was 100 yards and lasted from 2132 until 2136. Overall, the tornado was on the ground from 2127 until 2136. The tornado lifted in Hancock County 500 feet south of West 200 North on North 400 West. While in Hancock County the tornado damaged barns, houses, billboards, trees, and powerlines.

A National Weather Service employee indicated that ice had accumulated on trees and power lines. The ice accumulation had caused power outages on the west side of Indianapolis.

Lightning struck a power line pole, which fell and subsequently hit and knocked over a tree.

High winds caused minor damage throughout the Indianapolis area, including downed trees, power lines, light poles, and even the wall of an abandoned building. Power was knocked out to 33,000 customers of Indianapolis Power and Light. Christmas decorations on the famed Monument Circle downtown were damaged.

Trees and power lines were downed.

Roads were barricaded due to high water at several locations throughout the city. A widely publicized photo appeared in the Indianapolis Star the next day of several cars stuck in five feet of water in the Lafayette Square Mall parking lot. Heavy rain of 2 to possibly more than 4 inches was produced by nearly stationary thunderstorms which formed in the very moist airmass left behind by the remnants of Hurricane Dennis. Other parking lots and viaducts were flooded, and several minor traffic accidents were attributed to the heavy rainfall. 1,600 electricity customers throughout the city lost power at least briefly due in part to the flooding and the accidents.

A large tree fell along with several power lines and a power pole. Three mobile homes were damaged by the falling tree and pole. Damage amounts were estimated.

Pre-dawn thunderstorms on the 29th brought more large hail, to southwestern counties, with golf ball sized hailstones (1.75) reported in both Youngstown (Vigo County) and south of Vincennes.||Organized severe winds then returned on the afternoon of the 29th when a decaying derecho produced widespread significant tree damage from west-central Indiana into the Indianapolis Metro, with noticeably less expansive damage continuing across the region's southern counties. Highest observed wind gusts were 74 mph at the Crawfordsville Regional Airport and 70 mph at Indianapolis Int'l. More than 75 percent of Clay, Vermillion and Vigo Counties were each without power amid scores of downed trees; more than 250,000 power outages occurred across the state.

During the afternoon and early evening hours of February 9th, strong to damaging gradient winds caused scattered power outages across portions of central Indiana. Several reports of downed trees were received with more widespread reports of minor tree damage. Strong pressure gradients and a 55kt low level jet combined to create conditions favorable for these damaging wind gusts.

A long lasting and multi faceted storm system moved through central Indiana beginning during the late afternoon hours of June 18th and continued through the evening hours with widespread damaging winds and very large hail before transitioning into a flash flooding event during the overnight hours with significant flash flooding occurring across portions of Owen and Monroe counties. Unfortunately, one person lost their life due to the flood waters. Across Owen county, roads had suffered severe damage, 23 culverts had been washed out and 2 bridges have significant damage. In all, over 30 Owen County roads were closed. A local emergency disaster declaration was created later in the day. Power outages across the state peaked at nearly 150,000. A 3.4 inch hailstone fell in New Castle late afternoon which was the largest hailstone to fall across the state since mid 2019.

During the late evening hours of June 12th, a series of thunderstorms slowly moved through central Indiana from the north. An outflow boundary in eastern Marion county led to additional thunderstorm growth north of Indianapolis that eventually would bring damaging winds and large hail to portions of Indianapolis and western Hancock County. Slow storm motions and backbuilding led to some areas to receive up to 3 inches of rain which caused isolated flash flooding. Over 20,000 power outages were caused by the thunderstorms with some noted to be from lightning strikes and others from tree and power pole damage.

During the overnight hours of November 14th into the 15th, a strong surface front approached central Indiana and passed through the state during the early morning hours. Rain and isolated thunderstorms brought occasional wind gusts up to 45 mph with stronger winds occurring due to gradient winds behind the front during the mid morning hours. The strongest wind gust was 64 mph with up to 50,000 people without power across the state at one point. Peak wind gusts were generally around 45 to 55 mph with isolated stronger gusts.

On August 10th, an intense derecho brought severe to extreme winds to much of the Midwest with winds estimated as high as 130 to 140 mph in Iowa. As the derecho neared Indiana, the storms were not quite as intense, but did produce measured winds up to 70 mph and caused significant tree damage and power outages to the local area. Over 100,000 people were without power at one point with power outages lasting several days across portions of the state.

During the afternoon and evening hours of July 11th, a series of thunderstorms moved across central and north central Indiana producing widespread damaging winds and large hail. Significant power outages occurred across Indianapolis and surrounding cities. During the overnight hours, a more robust line of thunderstorms brought additional wind damage and large hail to areas that had already experienced thunderstorms earlier in the day.||Many areas had several rounds of thunderstorms. Times were not always exact and could have been from one of several thunderstorms.

A strong upper level system brought strong gradient winds to much of Indiana with the strongest winds generally along and north of Interstate 70. These strong winds caused widespread power outages, damaged buildings, and caused significant tree damage. Over 200 crews were dispatched to return power to Marion County alone. At the peak of the event, at least 70,416 homes were without power.

A line of thunderstorms developed in Iowa early in the morning of August 20, 2019, and continued moving southeast through the afternoon hours. Thunderstorms developed thanks to an upper level wave. The upper wave interacted with the unstable atmosphere to produce the severe thunderstorms. The storms brought damaging winds to central Indiana during the early to mid-afternoon time frame. Trees and power lines were downed across the area. The Indianapolis International Airport reported a 73 mph wind gust with the storms. Nearly 40,000 people were without power due to the storms.

A large high-precipitation supercell moved into northwest portions of central Indiana during the afternoon hours of August 18th. This supercell then transitioned to compact bow echo as it moved eastward, impacting the heart of the Indy metro area. Multiple reports of trees and power lines downed, heavy rain, few large hail reports.

A warm front and an upper level system combined to produce thunderstorms across central Indiana on June 23rd. Some of the storms became severe with damaging winds, including a microburst with 70 mph winds. Mainly trees, power poles, and outbuildings were damaged.

An upper level low brought a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to central Indiana the evening of November 14 into the early morning hours of November 15. The wintry mix created hazardous travel conditions, caused power outages affecting over 60,000 people (according to Indiana Department of Energy), and caused damage to trees. Most of the ice fell across the eastern two thirds of central Indiana, with light snow across the western third. Ice amounts generally ranged from a tenth of an inch to three-tenths of an inch.

An upper level system interacted with hot and humid air to produce severe thunderstorms across central Indiana on May 31. The storms brought down many trees and some power lines across mainly the southern half of central Indiana.

A warm front moved across central Indiana during the evening of June 22 and morning hours of June 23. Hot and humid air behind the front provided fuel for the storms. An upper level wave helped to generate the storms.||Thunderstorms developed across central Indiana as the warm front moved into the area. Some of the storms produced wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph along with heavy rain. The storms damaged structures and brought down many trees and power lines.

An area of low pressure moved along a cold front, bringing thunderstorms to portions of central Indiana. These storms produced a tornado, along with large hail and downed trees and power lines.

A strong area of low pressure brought strong winds to central Indiana during April 2. Winds of over 60 mph were recorded in some areas, with many trees and power lines down throughout the area. In addition, cold air with the system brought up to an inch of snow to parts of the northern half of central Indiana.

Waves of showers and thunderstorms moved across central Indiana on July 13 and into the early morning of July 14. Upper level features interacted with a surface front and plenty of moisture and instability to generate severe weather and heavy rains/flooding. Three tornadoes occurred during the evening of the 13th. One tornado was in Warren County, and the other two were in Putnam County. Widespread tree and power line damage occurred across central Indiana, and some locations received over 4 inches of rain. A few locations had hail as well. The heavy rain led to flooding in many areas.

Waves of showers and thunderstorms developed across central Indiana ahead of an approaching cold front during the afternoon and evening of May 30th. The storms brought heavy rain, damaging winds, and one tornado to the area. Some areas of central Indiana received over 4 inches of rain, which caused some flash flooding. Most of the heavy rain and flooding occurred across areas northeast of Indianapolis. The storms also brought damaging winds, which brought down some trees and power lines.

A powerful storm system brought heavy snow and near blizzard conditions to much of central Indiana on January 5th, with a mix of rain and snow across southeast sections of the area. After the snow diminished during the evening, arctic air plunged into the area on strong winds. The snow and cold created dangerous travel conditions across much of Indiana and surrounding areas. Sections of interstates were closed down, and travel was restricted to emergency personnel only. Schools were closed for a week across parts of central Indiana.||The jet stream dove south into the southern United States, allowing cold air straight from the Arctic to flow south into the USA. This cold air interacted with plentiful moisture being drawn northward with an area of low pressure at the surface. The result was heavy snow for several hours across the northwest half of central Indiana. Across the southeast part of the area, warmer air moved north and allowed for a period of rain. This cut down on snow amounts. As strong high pressure moved in behind the low pressure, winds increased across the area. Gusts of 30 to 40 mph were common Sunday night, resulting in blowing and drifting of the snow that fell. ||Snowfall of 8 to 14 inches was common across areas generally along and north of a Terre Haute to New Castle line. Amounts dropped quickly to the south and east of this line due to warmer air allowing rain to fall for several hours. Areas that received heavy snow saw snow falling at a rate of an inch or more per hour during the height of the storm. Snowfall diminished by late afternoon but lighter snows continued into the evening. ||Gusty winds ushering in the colder air brought blowing and drifting snow. Visibility was reduced in blowing snow across many areas through the day of January 6. This resulted in drifts of several feet at some locations. The snow and lowered visibility caused some roads to be shut down across parts of Indiana. Some state highways and U.S. highways were closed. Many counties in Indiana declared travel warnings, meaning that only emergency vehicles were allowed on the roads.

Severe weather occurred on October 31st across much of central Indiana as a potent storm system moved through the area. Winds were very strong just a few hundred feet off the surface. A line of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area during the evening, bringing damaging winds. These winds brought down trees and power lines.

July 2012 was one of the hottest and driest months of record for central and southern Indiana. Drought conditions gradually deteriorated during the month because widespread rainfall was absent. By month���s end, drought conditions in portions of west central, central, and southwest were the worst in recorded history.||The historic heat wave of 2012 intensified at the beginning of July and climaxed by the 8th. During this 11-day period from June 28th - July 8th central and southern Indiana experienced 5 to 10 days of triple digit weather, the most since the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. July was also among the driest months of record in portions of central and southwest. ||As a result of the historic heat wave and prolonged dry conditions, exceptional drought conditions prevailed across nearly one quarter of Indiana as of July 31 according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The area designated as Exceptional Drought likely experienced the worst drought ever in recorded history.||The effects of the drought had a huge impact on Indiana agriculture. Nearly all the pasture land in the state became barren during July. Late season crops, such as corn and soybeans, may see their worst yields since the Great Drought of 1988 or even lower.||Wildfires, a rarity in Indiana during July, were a daily threat. Hundreds of wildfires broke out in the month. Lightning started at least 50 of these fires, unheard of in Indiana during July. Mandatory outdoor water restrictions remained in place for much of the Indianapolis area. The State of Indiana continued its first ever water shortage warning with a request of a 10-15% voluntary reduction in water use. The Indiana Department of National Resource reported homeowner wells going dry in various areas of the state. Record low water levels for late July along much of the Wabash and White Rivers in western Indiana impacted power generation.

A powerful area of low pressure strengthened as it moved across Indiana into Michigan. Strong winds associated with the system combined with warm and moist air to generate severe thunderstorms across central Indiana. Much of the severe weather was large hail, but damaging winds also occurred. No tornadoes touched down in our County Warning Area. However, just to the south across southern Indiana, numerous tornadoes did strike, causing significant destruction to several towns.||After the storms moved out, strong winds caused by the strengthening of the area of low pressure moved across central Indiana.

The approach of a strong low pressure system from the west set the stage for a significant severe weather outbreak across central Indiana on May 25th. Eight tornadoes touched down in central Indiana, with an additional one moving into the area from southern Indiana. In addition, widespread wind damage and large hail impacted the area. Straight line winds to over 70 mph impacted the area as well, knocking down trees, power lines, as well as damaging structures and blowing over trucks. Straight line wind damage was noted near the tornado paths as well. Hail into the 3 to 4 inch range fell from some of the storms, causing damage. The large hail stones were also blown into structures by the strong straight line winds, causing additional damage.

A squall line pushed eastward across the area during the evening of the 23rd and gusts up to 80 mph resulted in numerous reports of wind damage and power outages.

A powerful storm system pushed across the region on the evening of the 19th of April. Severe thunderstorms developed and moved across the area. These evening storms brought widespread wind damage, heavy rain, and a couple of tornadoes. Five tornadoes touched down in central Indiana from this event. Heavy rainfall also caused pockets of flash flooding to occur.

This was one of the greatest snow storms of all time to strike the Indianapolis, Indiana area. Snow began late on the 26th in central and southern Indiana. Snow totals by the morning of the 27th ranged from around an inch in central Indiana to 6 inches in southern Indiana. After a brief pause, snow returned by early afternoon and continued through the late morning hours on the 28th. When the snow ended, 5 to over 16 inches blanketed central and southern Indiana. Significant freezing rain and sleet lowered overall snow totals in southern Indiana. Some areas in southern Indiana were coated by more than one inch of ice. As a result over 200,000 homes and businesses lost electrical power in the area. Snowfall in the Indianapolis area exceeded 12 inches. The last time Indianapolis received more snow from a winter storm was in January 1996. Snowfall records since 1884 indicate that this storm was among the top eight deepest. Little wind accompanied this storm. This allowed the airport to remain open and aided highway crews in the clearing of roads.||The first of multiple winter storm watches across central Indiana was issued for the southern two tiers of counties within the Indianapolis National Weather Service office area of responsibility during the afternoon of January 25th. The winter storm watch was upgraded to a warning mid-afternoon on the 26th and a mix of winter precipitation ensued. The warning area expand north mid-afternoon on the 27th to cover an area from Vigo to Madison to Randolph to Rush to Vigo Counties in anticipation of the second and more vigorous round of snowfall.

Severe weather moved through central Indiana on August 19, 2007. The main threats were damaging thunderstorm winds and hail. Multiple trees and power lines were down in addition to structural damage and damage to vehicles.

A powerful winter storm moved through central Indiana on 12-14 February 2007. Extremely heavy snow and blizzard conditions crippled much of the northern half of central Indiana for as much as several days, while southern portions of the area were affected by freezing rain.|The largest snow event of the season struck central Indiana on February 12th through the 14th. The snow began during the evening of February 12th, moving from the southwest to northeast across Central Indiana. The snow continued at Indianapolis for nearly 30 hours, and when it was all done, during the early morning hours of February 14th, Indianapolis had received 8.5 inches of snow. |Blowing and drifting of snow became problematic during the evening of February 13th and during the early morning hours of February 14th. Snow drifts caused the most problems in the areas that received the most snow, mainly north of Interstate 70. Many county highway departments were forced to pull their crews off the roads by extremely treacherous conditions, instead opting to wait the snow and wind out before venturing back out for a lengthy and difficult cleanup process.|The low pressure system that produced the storm tracked along and south of the Ohio River across Kentucky which is an ideal storm track for heavy snow in central Indiana. Snow amounts with the storm were heaviest along a Lafayette to Muncie line. Many cities along this line received over a foot of snow. The largest amount of snow was measured in Lafayette, where 17 inches was measured by meteorologists at a television station. This ranks a tie for the second largest snowfall over a three day period in Lafayette. The largest snowfall in Lafayette was 20.5 inches on December 19-20, 1929.

A series of large, powerful, and damaging supercells moved through central Indiana on the evening of 14 April 2006.

Severe thunderstorms which formed over northwest central Indiana quickly transitioned to a powerful and expanding squall line with embedded supercells that moved southeast through central Indiana during the afternoon and evening of 31 March 2006. Two tornadoes touched down in the 9-county Indianapolis metropolitan area, one of which was on the ground for 17 miles and did an estimated 8 million dollars in damage.

On a night in which tragedy was visited upon far southwestern Indiana, when the deadliest Indiana tornado in 31 years killed 23 Hoosiers, a large and damaging squall line moved through central Indiana in the early morning hours, fueled by a cold front and the unusual early November warmth. Widespread wind damage occurred throughout central Indiana, including several reports of downed trees and power lines. Billboards were reported downed by the winds in Howard County. The squall line continued into Ohio, but had weakened slightly by the time it reached the Indiana border.

All of the snow cover from the historic pre-Christmas 2004 snow storm melted by New Year's Day 2005 as the dew point temperatures rose into the 50s. Lowland flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County. The White River in southern Indiana rose to bankfull levels. This was the result of the melting snow cover.With warm air over Indiana, a storm system brought 2 to 4 inches of rain to much of central and southern Indiana from the 1st through the 3rd. Because of the saturated soil conditions, widespread local flooding occurred in central and southern Indiana. The major rivers in the state were flooding by the 4th. Another storm system quickly followed from the 4th through the 6th. This storm system tracked across southern Indiana and brought 2 to possibly 5 inches of rain to central and southern Indiana. Because much of this rain fell as freezing rain just north of Indianapolis, two very significant weather events occurred; a major ice storm and flood.Major flooding resulted along the White, East Fork White and Wabash River in southern Indiana. Flood levels that had not been seen in 40, 50 or more than 90 years occurred just south of the Indianapolis area. New record stages were set at the White River at Edwardsport and the Wabash River at Mount Carmel. The White River at Hazleton approached its record stage.Flooding in southern Indiana was much worse than the January 1991 flood. Areas affected in the January 1991 flood were affected again and more severely. These included Shelbyville, Rushville, Seymour, Wheeler Hollow, Bedford, Shoals, Spencer, Elnora, Edwardsport, Petersburg area, Hazleton, East Mount Carmel and New Harmony. Numerous state roads and local roads flooded by several feet. Many local agricultural levees were overtopped.As this flood unfolded, cold air behind this storm system shut off the rain but left several inches of snow covering central and northern Indiana on the 7th and 8th. Flooding fighting in southern Indiana occurred during rather harsh January conditions from the 7th through the 10th. Milder conditions returned on the 11th.Some of the significant events during this flood include:Columbus, a large city in southern Indiana, had only one access road to I-65 causing long traffic delays. Sandbagging efforts to save a power substation that served much of Rushville.A flood fight in Shelbyville to keep the Big Blue River from portions of the town.At least 70% of Jackson County was flooded. Evacuations occurred in Rockford, Shields and Brownstown area.A levee failed along the Eel River in the Jasonville area. Flood waters rose to within 10 inches of a power box for the Jasonville water system. Power was shut down and the town lost its water until flood levels receded.Spencer lost wastewater treatment service. This closed nearly all the restaurants in town. Flood waters were within 2 ½ blocks of the Owen county courthouse.Flood waters at the Columbus wastewater treatment plant reached so high that employees were evacuated. The plant was operated by the automated system for 12 hours.Personnel of the Indiana National Guard waged a major flood fight to save the Hazleton levee that protected nearly ½ of the town. At times the levee partially failed but was reinforced.Personnel of the Indiana National Guard sandbagged at State Road 64 to protect East Mount Carmel, Indiana. Sandbagging occurred on the Illinois side near Rochester.Potential major problems at the Edwardsport Power Plant on the White River were averted.Coal shipment to a major power plant in Gibson County was threatened by high levels on the Wabash River. The situation was monitored closely.Local Sandbagging in the Elnora area saved several homes.While major flooding was spreading throughout southern Indiana, central Indiana experienced extensive flooding on the White River from Muncie through Indianapolis and the Wabash River from Lafayette to Vincennes. Sandbagging was necessary in Anderson and Ravenswood areas. The warmer temperatures on the 11th began to melt the snow and ice that covered central and northern Indiana. An additional 1 to 4 inches of rain fell in much of central Indiana late on the 11th. This caused flash flooding in portions of Delaware, Madison, Tipton and Howard Counties. The most serious flooding was in the towns of Alexandria and Kokomo. Significant flooding occurred in Albany and Eaton. Flooding returned to the White River in central Indiana as a result of the rain on the 11th. After reaching a crest, the Wabash River from Lafayette to Vincennes began to rise again. January 12 was the warmest and one of the driest days in the New Year. Temperatures in central and southern Indiana soared into the 60s. Mild conditions were short lived.As cold air pushed through Indiana on the 13th, an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain fell in central and southern Indiana. This rain caused widespread local flooding. Major flooding developed along the White River in Hamilton and northern Marion Counties. Flood levels approached those of January 1991 in this area. Evacuations occurred in the Ravenswood area. Some homes had their power turned off because of high water levels.Major flooding developed on the Wabash River from Lafayette to Vincennes as a result of the rain on the 13th. Flood levels in the Lafayette and Covington areas reached their highest levels since July 2003. Flooding from Montezuma to near Vincennes was the highest since June 1958.As this major flood crest was moving downstream along the Wabash River, flood fighting occurred under very brutal conditions. Temperatures fell below freezing late on the 14th. Snow of 1 to 4 inches fell in much of eastern Illinois and central Indiana on the 16th. Temperatures dropped below zero on the 17th and 18th in the Hutsonville and Vincennes areas. Temperature moderated to more normal levels by 19th.Areas along the Wabash River most severely flooded included, Montezuma, Clinton, Taylorville and Riverview in Indiana and Darwin, York, and Hutsonville in Illinois. Flood waters overtopped many local agricultural levels. Flood waters affected the cemetery at Palestine, Illinois. As the Wabash River approached record levels at Hutsonville, the Island Creek levee across from the Hutsonville Power Plant failed during the late evening on the 17th. The level of the Wabash River fell 5 inches immediately in the town of Hutsonville. Daylight revealed the levee breach was 300 to 500 feet wide and covered 5,000 acres of farmland with 7 to 8 feet of flood waters. This breach damaged State Road 154 between Hutsonville and Grayville. Now a short 5 mile drive for local residents was a 70 mile one way journey. The breach of the Island Creek levee caused the Wabash River to crest immediately at Hutsonville and very soon afterwards at Riverton. The river crested at Vincennes within a day after the levee failure. Water flowing back into the river from the area protected by the Island Creek levee caused another crest at Riverton and Vincennes. This level was slightly lower than the crest after the breach.Rain on the 11th and 13th fell as the rivers were near crest in the Petersburg, Hazleton and Mount Carmel areas. The combination of rain and very cold temperatures hindered flood fighting in these areas. By the 13th the rivers crested at Petersburg, Hazleton, Mount Carmel and New Harmony. Flood waters would continue to recede for the remainder of January, although at times very slowly. The flood crest at New Harmony was the highest since January 1950.Another crest followed the major flood that had occurred along the White and East Fork White Rivers in much of southern Indiana. This crest was 2 to 3 feet lower on the White River from Centerton to Edwardsport. On the East Fork White River this crest was more than 8 feet lower in the Columbus and Bedford areas and 1 ½ feet lower at Seymour. These crests washed out as they approached Petersburg. The great flood of January 2005 began to wind down at all locations on the 20th. Mother Nature had thrown every type of severe winter weather at the residents in the Wabash River Valley. Upwards of 30 inches of snow and 12 inches of water had fallen during the prior 30 days.By the end of January flooding had ended everywhere in the Wabash River Valley except for lowland flooding along portions of the Wabash River. Millions of dollars in flood damage had occurred since the beginning of winter. The great flood of January 2005 was the most extensive in areal coverage for Indiana since March 1913 and possibly unprecedented. At least 4,000 homes and businesses flooded and more than 7,000 people displaced. One person died while attempting to cross the extensively flooded Wabash River in Warren County.Crests on the major rivers in central Indiana were as high as 15.5 feet above flood stage.

Severe thunderstorms moved across central Indiana on the afternoon of 3 July 2004, bringing down trees and power lines in many areas, and producing hail to dime size in others.

On 30 May 2004, a warm front was draped across far southern portions of Indiana in the morning, as part of an unseasonably strong cyclone centered in Minnesota. This warm front began the day nearly stationary, taking 8 hours to move from Vincennes to Bloomington, then rocketing northward as the low pressure system quickly pushed off to the northeast late, dragging a cold front through the state during the overnight hours. All the necessary ingredients for a major severe weather outbreak were falling into place. Morning upper-air observations showed very deep moisture and intense wind shear (wind change in speed and direction with respect to height) in the lower levels of the atmosphere. Fairly clear skies during the course of the day contributed to moderately strong instability across much of Indiana. Along and north of the warm front, winds backed to the east-southeast, further enhancing the wind shear. This area of enhanced shear with the deep moisture and instability pooled along it would serve as the focus for the first two rounds of severe weather in the Indianapolis County Warning Area (CWA) on May 30th.The first wave of severe weather came in the early afternoon, as individual rotating thunderstorms, or supercells, formed just south of the warm front, crossing over the boundary soon after forming and moving into the area of enhanced shear. These supercells began to show strong rotation soon after their formation, and produced several funnel reports and confirmed tornadoes near Spencer and Ellettsville. Each of these tornadoes were rated F1 on the Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity, a rating corresponding to the partial peeling of roofs and destruction of small outbuildings.Wave number two began in the late afternoon and continued into the early evening hours. Additional supercell development occurred further west along the warm front, in an area that had been receiving plenty of heating all day, maximizing instability in the very moist air mass. This wave of storms included a storm that produced tornadoes in Fountain and Tippecanoe counties, one of which was rated F2 near Dayton, just southeast of Lafayette, and a long-lived supercell that tracked along and just south of the I-70 corridor, producing tornadoes in Brazil, Little Point, Monrovia, just south of Plainfield, Camby, and Indianapolis. Power flashes from the Camby tornado were visible from the front door of NWS Indianapolis. The strongest of these tornadoes was the Indianapolis tornado, which briefly achieved F2 strength on the southeast side near Keystone Avenue between Raymond and Troy where there was significant damage to numerous homes, a nursing home and an elementary school. 26 nursing home inhabitants were treated at local hospitals for minor injuries, and the rest were relocated as the building was inhabitable. In addition to this tornado, the Monrovia tornado was rated F1. All additional tornadoes from this particular supercell were rated F0, a rating corresponding to moderate tree damage and damage to outbuildings and signboards. There was also a lightning fatality in Veedersburg in Fountain County as a 24 year old male was struck while on a baseball field.The final wave of severe weather came in the late evening and early nighttime hours, and was mostly in the form of wind damage, although brief tornadoes did occur along the squall line that had formed near the Mississippi River and tracked eastward, accompanying the passage of the cold front, including tornadoes near Lake Monroe and Crothersville in south central Indiana, and Atlanta and Frankton in north central Indiana. The tornado near Lake Monroe was rated F1, while all additional tornadoes were rated F0.To complicate the issue, the repeated rounds of heavy rain caused flooding problems across much of the area, with several flash flood warnings and urban/small stream flood advisories being issued during the evening and overnight hours.Fifteen total tornadoes touched down in central Indiana on May 30th, with damage estimates approaching $13,000,000 for central Indiana alone. In all, an additional eight tornadoes touched down in portions of Indiana that are served by neighboring NWS forecast offices, bringing the statewide total for the day to 23, four over the yearly average of 19. This places the May 30th outbreak as the second largest outbreak in state history, behind the outbreak of 2 June 1990, and ahead of the "Super Outbreak" of 3-4 April 1974. 37 tornadoes touched down statewide in the 1990 outbreak, and 21 tornadoes touched down during the Super Outbreak, which was the largest outbreak of tornadoes in recorded history, with 148 tornadoes touching down across 13 states and southern Canada, killing 351 and injuring thousands. Nationwide, several more tornadoes were reported, along with nearly 200 reports of large hail and nearly 600 reports of wind damage. Reports occurred all along the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys, stretching from central Minnesota all the way to northeast Texas.

High winds knocked down parts of walls at a Pottery Barn as well as at a restaurant in a fashion mall on the far north side of Indianapolis. A man and woman were injured inside the restaurant as a result. Also, 50,000 residents in Marion county and 5,300 in Howard county were without power for a time. The winds were not associated with thunderstorms. a 58 mph gust was recorded at the Indianapolis International Airport, while a 61 mph gust was recorded in Kokomo.

A squall line with bow segments and embedded supercells moved from west to east across central Indiana during the evening of July 8. An F1 tornado near Bainbridge destroyed 3 metal barns and did minor to moderate damage to 2 homes. Otherwise, trees and power lines were the main casualties from straight-line winds. Finally, there was more flash flooding across the northern part of the Indianapolis CWA due to heavy rain and continued saturated grounds.

Rain changed to snow behind a slow moving cold front providing parts of central Indiana with heavy snow. Snowfall was generally between 6 and 9 inches. Many automobile accidents occurred, and some areas were without power for a few hours.

A squall-line moved across central Indiana during the afternoon of July 29th. 3 separate bowing segments caused widespread damage with trees and power lines down across much of the area. A home in construction collapsed near Fishers, trees fell on houses in Lebanon and Muncie, and a roof was blown off of an airplane hanger at the Delaware County Airport.

A strong cold front pushed across central Indiana during the late morning and afternoon of March 9. Trees and power lines were reported down in many counties. Roofs were blown off buildings in Greentown in Howard county. At the Indianapolis International Airport, an airplane rudder was damaged and an airplane windshield was broken due to the high winds. In Delaware county, a woman was injured when her car was hit by a gate blown open by the wind.

A man was killed indirectly as he attempted to move a power line outside his apartment. The power line was downed the previous day by a lightning strike.

A squall line swept across central Indiana knocking down trees and power lines at varios locations generally in the vicinity of the leading edge of various bow echoes.

A squall-line moved across central Indiana during the evening of May 12 producing widespread tree and power line damage as well a few large hail reports. A few scattered storms preceding the line also produced a few large hail and damaging wind reports across northwestern parts of the IND CWA early in the evening.