Indiana Severe Flood Watch | Effective 08/19/2026 19:09

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued August 19 at 10:09PM EDT until August 20 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 19, 2026 - 7:09pm
Expires: 
August 20, 2026 - 3:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and west central Indiana, including the following counties, in central Indiana, Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Rush, Shelby and Tipton. In east central Indiana, Delaware, Henry and Randolph. In north central Indiana, Carroll. In west central Indiana, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Vermillion and Warren. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible through tonight due to training thunderstorms along a slow moving front. Locally higher amounts cannot be ruled out. These rainfall amounts could quickly lead to flash flooding as soils remain saturated from recent rainfall. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
Carroll; Warren; Tippecanoe; Clinton; Howard; Fountain; Montgomery; Boone; Tipton; Hamilton; Madison; Delaware; Randolph; Vermillion; Parke; Putnam; Hendricks; Marion; Hancock; Henry; Morgan; Johnson; Shelby; Rush
Forcast Office: 
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov