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Part of: Bartholomew County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 1 at 8:19PM EDT until August 2 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Marion, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 252,177 acres
- Began
- To end
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- Forecast discussion NWS IND
Area Forecast Discussion
Showers continue overnight across central Indiana with a flood watch in effect through 8 AM Sunday.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 113 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Showers continue Overnight
- Flood Watch in effect through 8 AM EDT Sunday for much of central IN
- Rain chances will persist through the weekend with additional chances at times next week
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.FORECAST UPDATE... Issued at 943 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
Severe convection has exited central Indiana to the east this evening, moving into areas where better instability and shear remain. Coverage of showers has diminished, especially south.
With the upper and surface lows still meandering across central Indiana during the night, showers will continue at times. The most coverage of the showers will be across the northern half of the forecast area, north of the surface low. Will continue with likely or higher PoPs there, with lower PoPs to the south.
Atmospheric moisture content remains high, with precipitable water values approaching 2 inches across the north. Efficient rainfall processes will persist in showers through the night. Weak frontogenetical forcing may aid in producing heavier bands of rain, again mainly north.
Numerous areas across…
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FLASH FLOOD — 2 WSW Whitewater, IN
Water rushing over Wallace Rd reaching up to bottom of vehicle. Time estimated.
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Multiple photos and videos shared to social media show several inches of standing water flooding multiple roads and yards across Otterbein.
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FLOOD — 1 N Otterbein, IN
Video shared to social media shows a few inches of water flowing across the intersection of County Line Road and W 600 N Road north of Otterbein.
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