This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 13 at 6:59PM EDT until August 14 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Fayette, IN; Franklin, IN; Union, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 384,924 acres
- Began
- To end
Affected by this event? Open your area's damage guides below to reach a vetted local restoration pro, 24/7.
Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Fayette, IN; Franklin, IN; Union, IN), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Fayette, IN; Franklin, IN; Union, IN · ≈ 600 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Restoration help near this event
Tap your city for a vetted local pro on that service, answered 24/7. Where we don't have a nearby city page yet, the step-by-step guides cover what to do first.
Water damage restoration
What to do now
Mold remediation
What to do now
Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Bulletin NWS Wilmington OH
Flood Warning extended until Aug 14, 05:00 UTC
Fayette, IN; Franklin, IN; Union, IN
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 1 W Yorktown, IN
Flooding of at least two homes near the White River...Buck Creek junction.
- Bulletin NWS Wilmington OH
Flood Warning issued
Fayette, IN; Franklin, IN; Union, IN
- News wlwt.com
Flood warnings: Evacuations underway across parts of SE Indiana as river rises
Show 9 earlier updates
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS IND storm report Storm report
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- The 812 News
- FOX Weather News
Flash Flood Emergencies issued across Indiana as life-threatening flooding lashes the state
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- FOX19 | Cincinnati News
Parts of Southeast Indiana forced to evacuate due to historic flash floods
- Western Wayne News News
- WVNS News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.