Articles tagged as: flooding
May 5, 2017
Indianapolis DPW Providing Sandbags As Rain Continues
Five hundred sandbags will be made available to the Rocky Ripple and Ravenswood neighborhoods.
Read MoreMay 5, 2017
Flash Flooding Prompts Indianapolis Road Closures
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works, announced several road closures today due to high-water.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2016
Strong Storms Bring Tornadoes, Flooding To Parts Of Indiana
The National Weather Service confirmed at least three tornado touchdowns west of Indianapolis Monday.
Read MoreApril 11, 2016
Council Roundup: Public Safety Overhaul, New Flood Maps
Two big early efforts from Mayor Joe Hogsett, a Democrat, won approval from the city-county council Monday night. As did a long-pushed for change to Indianapolis police recruiting policies, but not without some pushback and changes.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2016
State Urges Indiana Residents To Prepare For Flooding
Homeland Security officials say in many cases, easy preventative yard work can help minimize the effects of flooding. They say high amounts of debris, especially near storm sewer drains, can contribute to flooding.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2016
Marion County Updating Flood Maps For First Time in Three Decades
The risk of floods along Marion County's 400 miles of streams and rivers has been reanalyzed for the first time in three decades, changing requirements for thousands of properties that have to pay for expensive flood insurance.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2015
Flooding Costs Indiana DNR $670K In Revenue
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources had to cancel more than 4,000 cabin and campground reservations this summer because of flooding.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2015
Emergency Workers Find Body Of Brown County Flood Victim
The Department of Natural Resources says Travis Watkins was trying to cross Gnawbone Creek behind his home on Hoover Road to check on his grandmother when the rising waters carried him off.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2015
Many Indiana Rivers Cresting At Levels Not Seen In Decades
The National Weather Service expects that significant flooding will develop along the Muscatatuck, White and East Fork White rivers in southern Indiana by the weekend.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2015
Flooding Displaces 20 Indianapolis Families After Heavy Rain
The National Weather Service says Indianapolis received more than 4 inches of rain Tuesday, breaking a 100-year-old record. Heavy rains also fell in eastern Indiana, prompting flash flood warnings.
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