Flood in Ripley County, Indiana

Flood in Ripley County, Indiana: 65 recorded events between 2008 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #160 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flood in Ripley County is the 2020s, when 34 of the county's 65 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 Ripley County archive, flood makes up 13.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #160 for this hazard and #7 within Indiana, putting it in the 94.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for flood in Ripley County with 16 recorded events, while Nov 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 239
• Hail 77
• Flash Flood 77

How many flood events are on record in Ripley County, Indiana?

65 flood events are recorded in Ripley County between 2008 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Ripley County?

The strongest flood on record in Ripley County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Ripley 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.