46
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$268K
Property damage
Flood in Parke County, Indiana: 46 recorded events between 1998 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #275 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Parke County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Parke County is the 2000s, when 42 of the county's 46 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Parke County archive, flood makes up 17.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #275 for this hazard and #11 within Indiana, putting it in the 90.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flood in Parke County with 10 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2023 | MECCA | 0 | $10K |
| Jul 10, 2019 | HUDNUT | 0 | $500 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | MARSHALL | 0 | $2K |
| May 16, 2009 | HUDNUT | 0 | $0 |
| May 14, 2009 | MONTEZUMA | 0 | $1K |
| May 14, 2009 | BELLMORE | 0 | $0 |
| May 14, 2009 | WATERMAN | 0 | $1K |
| May 1, 2009 | HUDNUT | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2009 | WATERMAN | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2009 | WATERMAN | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Parke County
- Thunderstorm Wind 133
- Hail 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorms produced 4.00 to 5.00 inches of heavy rain in less than 3 hours over a small portion of Parke County in Mecca and south-southeast towards Rosedale. Water came into the basement of a home, which had not happened before.
Rainfall and warm temperatures that occurred on and off during the second half of December led to flooding of bottomlands, parks, and lowest roads along the Wabash River during late December and very early January, affecting Parke County at and near the Montezuma river gage. This flood event continued into January.
Rainfall and warm temperatures that occurred on and off during the second half of December led to flooding of bottomlands, parks, and lowest roads along the Wabash River during late December and very early January, affecting Parke County at and near the Montezuma river gage. This flood event is a continuation from December.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Parke County, Indiana?
46 flood events are recorded in Parke County between 1998 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Parke County?
The strongest flood on record in Parke County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Parke County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Parke County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/parke-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.