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Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 10:28AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Washington, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 65,256 acres
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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- Bulletin NWS Indianapolis IN
Flood Warning issued
Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Washington, IN
- Forecast discussion NWS IND
Area Forecast Discussion
Flood watch continues with strong to severe storms likely through today, mainly this afternoon, with damaging winds as the primary threat outside of flooding.
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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.
- Storm report NWS ILN storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Cambridge City, IN
Numerous reports of widespread flooding. At least five to six feet of water cover much of Main Street, inundating numerous businesses, homes, cars, school busses and more. Trees have fallen due to the amount of water. Ongoing water rescues are in process and local government officials indicate that utilities are out (power, water, sewer etc).
Show 9 earlier updates
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS LMK storm report Storm report
- Seymour Tribune News
- NWS LMK storm report Storm report
- NWS LMK storm report Storm report
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS LMK storm report Storm report
- nbc39.com News
Jackson streets flood over weekend, drivers take safety precautions
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