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Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 11:29AM EDT until August 16 at 9:31PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Fountain, IN; Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 99,668 acres
- Began
- To end
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Fountain, IN; Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN · ≈ 160 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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- Bulletin NWS Indianapolis IN
Flood Warning issued
Fountain, IN; Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN
- Storm report NWS IWX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 N Royal Center, IN
Relayed by emergency manager with photos, widespread flooding on N 600 W near Royal Center.
- Forecast discussion NWS IND
Area Forecast Discussion
Damaging winds and additional flooding are the main threats today and overnight, with strong to severe storms possible mainly during afternoon hours.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 249 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Marginally severe storms through daybreak along with potential additional flooding
- Flood Watch continues through today with additional strong to severe storms through the day, mainly during the afternoon
- Damaging winds will be the main threat today outside of flooding
- Storm chances continue through the rest of the week, severe weather threat looks lower
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.DISCUSSION (This evening through Wednesday)... Issued at 249 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Surface Analysis this afternoon shows a broad surface trough stretching from central IL to across Central Indiana. Convection continued along this trough spreading showers and thunderstorms across much of Central Indiana. Water vapor shows a steady NW flow aloft in place, with an wave over IL, generating convection downstream. Dewpoints remained high, in the 60s as much of the area was under the influence of rain cooled air, however across southwest Central Indiana, dew points were in the 70s, providing very humid conditions along with the best instability.
This afternoon through the overnig…
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SE Brownsburg, IN
Flooding near Brownsburg High School with an estimated depth around 5-6 inches.
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