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Part of: Putnam County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 15 at 8:52AM EDT until August 15 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Hancock, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 122,532 acres
- Began
- To end
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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 Indianapolis IN
Flood Warning issued
Hancock, IN
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Farmland, IN
Ongoing flash flooding of several roads across Randolph County. Time estimate.
- News IndyStar
More than 50 Indiana counties declare weather emergencies. See the list
- News Yahoo Sports
Severe flooding impacts Friday night high school football scrimmage schedule
Show 1 earlier update
- NWS IND storm report Storm report
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.