Six dead in Indiana after days of relentless flash flooding across Midwest
A level 3 out of 4 flash flood threat has once again been issued on Saturday for central and eastern Indiana and central and western Ohio, marking the fifth straight day a level 3 risk has been issued for the Midwest and Ohio Valley.
Heightened flash flood risks expands across Midwest amid days of heavy rain, severe weather
Millions across the Midwest and Ohio Valley are once again facing an elevated flash flood threat as risks expand Saturday amid rounds of severe storms that brought flash flood emergencies to parts of the region earlier this week. Full forecast:
After days of relentless thunderstorms that have repeatedly drenched parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley, six people have been killed in Indiana as severe weather continues to wreak havoc.
Millions across the region continue to brace for several more rounds of powerful storms and flash flooding through the weekend, extending a deadly week of extreme weather across the region.
Flood Alerts.(FOX Weather)
Since storms lashed the state of Indiana starting on Aug. 11, at least six people have died due to storm-related incidents, the Indiana State Emergency Operations Center confirmed.
Specific details surrounding the deaths are still being confirmed, but officials identified the victims as a 19-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman in Delaware County, a 4-year-old boy in Jennings County, two women in Lake and Porter counties, and a man in LaPorte County, according to Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
On Saturday, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works warned of an imminent "structural failure" at multiple buildings due to erosion due to a washout on an entire road in Indianapolis.
With the relentless storms taking a deadly toll, the threat isn't over yet.
Relentless storms will develop and move along a stalled weather front, with the potential for periods of heavy rain lasting at least through Saturday.
A Flash Flood Emergency was issued in Knott County in Eastern Kentucky on Thursday night.
(Shirley Elizabeth Watts)
Life-threatening flash flooding began in central Ohio early Tuesday followed by five Flash Flood Emergencies that prompted numerous water rescues in Indiana Wednesday.
A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for Knott County in eastern Kentucky on Thursday night, where between 1.5 and 3.25 inches of rain had fallen over the span of several hours.
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Image 1 of 4Indiana National Guard soldiers work alongside local first responders during high-water recovery operations in Indianapolis on Aug. 15, 2026, following severe storms and flooding. (Indiana National Guard)
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Image 2 of 4Indiana National Guard soldiers work alongside local first responders during high-water recovery operations in Indianapolis on Aug. 15, 2026, following severe storms and flooding. (Indiana National Guard)
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Image 3 of 4Indiana National Guard soldiers work alongside local first responders during high-water recovery operations in Indianapolis on Aug. 15, 2026, following severe storms and flooding. (Indiana National Guard)
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Image 4 of 4Indiana National Guard soldiers work alongside local first responders during high-water recovery operations in Indianapolis on Aug. 15, 2026, following severe storms and flooding. (Indiana National Guard)
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declared a Statewide Disaster Emergency Thursday to free up additional resources following the flooding and Tuesday's deadly windstorm that swept from Eastern Iowa across Chicagoland and northern Indiana to the central Appalachians.
Flash flooding swamped Muncie, Indiana, Wednesday, triggering a Flash Flood Emergency, one of many areas across the state impacted by devastated flooding.
(Aaron Brogan/LiveStormChasers.com)
More than 300,000 customers were still without power early Friday across parts of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
Many of the lingering outages stem from Tuesday's deadly derecho, which knocked out power to more than one million customers at the height of the windstorm.
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Another strong cluster of thunderstorms developed over parts of Nebraska and Iowa early Friday.
Meanwhile, portions of Indiana were still seeing flash flooding.
Warren County, Indiana, sees yet another day of flash flooding during severe storms
Video from Friday morning shows a water rescue team at a flooded intersection in Warren County, Indiana, after a truck attempted to drive into floodwaters an was pushed off the road into a field needing rescue.
Video from Warren County shows a road covered in floodwaters following a water rescue Friday morning.
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On Saturday, a level 3 out of 4 flash flood threat has once again been issued for central and eastern Indiana and central and western Ohio, marking the fifth straight day a level 3 risk has been issued for the Midwest and Ohio Valley.
Flood Watches are in place across portions of the region through Sunday.
Thursday Flash Flood Alerts.(FOX Weather)
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Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, face the highest threat. While most areas will see one to two inches of rain through Sunday, localized spots could get more than three inches.
Because a week of heavy rain has already saturated the soil, even a small amount of new rainfall could trigger immediate flash flooding, the FOX Forecast Center said.
Deadly derecho slams the Midwest, Ohio River Valley
The threat began on Monday and ramped up into the day on Tuesday, when a damaging derecho was confirmed across the Midwest and Ohio Valley as intense winds knocked out power for over a million customers across half a dozen states.
Widespread storm damage is seen across the Midwest after a powerful derecho tore through the region Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, producing destructive straight-line winds. The storm downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and left hundreds of thousands without power as it swept from the Midwest into the Ohio Valley. Wind gusts reached 99 mph in Gary, Indiana, with other locations reporting gusts above 90 mph.
(Governor Mike Braun)
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The FOX Forecast Center said Tuesday's storms were confirmed to be a derecho. In order to be classified as a derecho, a storm needs to stretch at least 250 miles long and be at least 60 miles wide.
At its peak, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio all had over 300,000 customers without power each, while Kentucky was also impacted enough to knock out power to over 100,000 customers.
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The strongest wind reports were concentrated across northeastern Illinois and the Chicago area, with several gusts approaching 100 mph through midday Tuesday. Sugar Grove recorded the highest gust at 97 mph, followed by Shorewood at 96 mph, while Bradley and Mokena each reported gusts of 91 mph.
Damaging winds swept into Illinois, triggering Tornado Warnings across several areas Tuesday afternoon — including Aurora, Joliet, Naperville and downtown Chicago.
A 4-year-old was killed when a tree fell on a home in Geneva Township, Indiana, during severe storms on Tuesday, according to the Jennings County Sheriff's Office.
Widespread storm damage is seen across the Midwest after a powerful derecho tore through the region Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, producing destructive straight-line winds. The storm downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and left hundreds of thousands without power as it swept from the Midwest into the Ohio Valley. Wind gusts reached 99 mph in Gary, Indiana, with other locations reporting gusts above 90 mph.
(Governor Mike Braun)
Flash Flood Emergencies
Flash Flood Warnings were issued early Friday across many of the same communities in eastern Indiana that were slammed by Flash Flood Emergencies on Wednesday. Some state roads and communities were still flooded late Thursday.
Torrential rain prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue several Flash Flood Emergencies for life-threatening flash flooding across east-central Indiana late Wednesday morning.
Top Rain Totals in the East.(FOX Weather)
The NWS also issued Flash Flood Emergencies in Indiana in parts of Delaware, Fayette, Union, Wayne and Franklin counties Wednesday, with some remaining in effect through the afternoon.
Some of the highest rainfall totals since Monday have been reported across Indiana and Ohio, where several locations have received more than half a foot of rain.
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The Delaware County Sheriff's Office said Thursday it resumed the search for a missing swimmer after receiving a report Wednesday night that four people had jumped from a bridge into a river. Officials said the other three were recovered safely that evening.
Flash flooding swamped Muncie, Indiana, Wednesday, triggering a Flash Flood Emergency, one of many areas across the state impacted by devastated flooding.
(Aaron Brogan/LiveStormChasers.com)
In Perry County, Ohio, more than 6.5 inches of rain fell in just a few hours early Tuesday, flooding numerous roads, including in downtown Crooksville, triggering a Flash Flood Emergency.
On Wednesday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed one person was killed in Perry County after first responders were unable to reach a person experiencing a medical emergency due to flooded roads.