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Part of: Putnam County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 15 at 3:14PM EDT until August 15 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Hamilton, IN; Tipton, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 421,405 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Hamilton, IN; Tipton, IN · ≈ 660 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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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.
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 2 ESE Westfield, IN
Gray Road just south of 106th Street is flooded across all lanes...both north and southbound. Most traffic is turning around.
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 1 E Nora, IN
Active water rescues and high water in the parking lots of the plaza on the south side of 86th Street across from the Fashion Mall at 86th Street.
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 1 SE Noblesville, IN
Cicero Road...State Road 19...between West Logan Street and Forest Park Drive is flooded and completely covering vehicles.
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 1 SE Williams Creek, IN
White River Yacht Club is inundated.
Show 7 earlier updates
- NWS Indianapolis IN Bulletin
- NWS IND storm report Storm report
- Current Publishing News
River peaks as Hamilton County responds to historic flooding
- WISH-TV News
Hamilton County declares state of emergency as White River rises toward crest
- IndyStar News
Hamilton County declares state of emergency amid flooding, road closures
- Fox 59 News
- LarryInFishers News
Hamilton County issues Travel Watch amid heavy rain, flash flooding
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.