76
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$337K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Clark County, Indiana: 76 recorded events between 1996 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #294 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Clark County, Indiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Clark County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 76 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 Clark County archive, flash flood makes up 16.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #294 for this hazard and #2 within Indiana, putting it in the 90.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Clark County with 18 recorded events, while Oct 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1997 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | BONNENBURGER | — | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | VESTA | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | CHARLESTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | HENRYVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | CARWOOD | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | HENRYVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | SELLERSBURG | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | BONNENBURGER | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | HENRYVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2020 | SELLERSBURG | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clark County
- Thunderstorm Wind 217
- Hail 121
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
In Memphis, water was flowing in subdivision streets. Plum Run Creek in Hamburg was out of its banks. A home close to the creek had water in it. In Jeffersonville, Two and a half inches of rain were reported over a two hour period. Six to twelve inches of water covered Interstate 65 between mile markers zero and one, just north of the Kennedy Bridge. Woehrle Road was flooded near the Charlestown Pike. Highway 31 was closed between Sellersburg and the Clark County Airport.
Several hours of repeated thunderstorms brought isolated flash flooding to urbanized Jeffersonville. A portion of Eastern Blvd was flooded. High water briefly closed the intersection of Capital Hills Drive and Penn Street.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Clark County, Indiana?
76 flash flood events are recorded in Clark County between 1996 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Clark County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Clark County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Clark 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
“Flash Flood in Clark County, Indiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/indiana/clark-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.