Overview
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Numerous showers and thunderstorms moved across central Indiana during the afternoon and evening of May 18. The storms brought damaging winds and some hail. Repeated rounds of storms caused flooding, and some areas received over 3 inches of rain. |
Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 W Bloomingdale 39.84N 87.32W
05/18/2026 Parke IN Law Enforcement
Tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
0115 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Rockville 39.79N 87.24W
05/18/2026 Parke IN Law Enforcement
Powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind
gusts.
0118 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Mecca 39.72N 87.30W
05/18/2026 Parke IN Law Enforcement
Tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
0123 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Clay City 39.28N 87.11W
05/18/2026 Clay IN Public
Three power poles downed by thunderstorm
wind gusts.
0134 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 N Cagles Mill Lake 39.51N 86.87W
05/18/2026 Putnam IN Law Enforcement
Large tree downed by thunderstorm wind
gusts. Delayed report. Time estimated from
radar.
0145 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SW Cagles Mill Lake 39.45N 86.90W
05/18/2026 Owen IN Law Enforcement
Significant number of trees and powerlines
downed in the county.
0218 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 ENE Little Point 39.58N 86.59W
05/18/2026 Morgan IN Law Enforcement
Several trees and powerlines down in the
county.
0229 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 WNW Zionsville 39.96N 86.30W
05/18/2026 Boone IN Public
MPING report of trees damaged by wind
estimated at 60 mph.
0235 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 ENE Whitestown 40.03N 86.25W
05/18/2026 M61 MPH Boone IN AWOS
Indianapolis Executive Airport measured a
wind gust of 61 mph.
0240 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SE Speedway 39.76N 86.23W
05/18/2026 M51 MPH Marion IN Public
0247 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Carmel 39.98N 86.10W
05/18/2026 Hamilton IN Public
Delayed report. Power lines down. Report
from social media.
0416 PM Flood 2 E Freelandville 38.87N 87.27W
05/18/2026 Knox IN Emergency Mngr
State Road 58 near Harting Road has water
flowing over the road from heavy rainfall.
0423 PM Flood 1 SE Ellettsville 39.22N 86.61W
05/18/2026 Monroe IN Public
Report from mPING: Street/road flooding;
Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.
0441 PM Flood 2 SW Bruceville 38.74N 87.44W
05/18/2026 Knox IN Emergency Mngr
High water has been reported on State Road
67 in the area of Thompson Road and Coon
Hunter Road...southwest of
Bruceville...along with Coon Hunter Road
itself.
0441 PM Flood 3 NW Bicknell 38.81N 87.35W
05/18/2026 Knox IN Emergency Mngr
Several areas from Bruceville to Oaktown
Road have standing or flowing water from
heavy rains.
0600 PM Flood Paragon 39.40N 86.56W
05/18/2026 Morgan IN Law Enforcement
Heavy rain flooded a house. Sand bags were
provided due to the rising water.
0609 PM Flood 1 SW Bicknell 38.77N 87.32W
05/18/2026 Knox IN Emergency Mngr
Shallow road flooding and overflow of
manhole from heavy rainfall.
0615 PM Hail 3 NW Columbus 39.24N 85.95W
05/18/2026 M0.25 Inch Bartholomew IN Public
0630 PM Flood 2 SSW Greencastle 39.62N 86.86W
05/18/2026 Putnam IN Law Enforcement
Flooded roads in the county.
0700 PM Flood 1 W Monument Circle 39.77N 86.17W
05/18/2026 Marion IN Law Enforcement
Flooded roads in the county.
0700 PM Flood 5 E Patricksburg 39.31N 86.88W
05/18/2026 Owen IN Law Enforcement
Flooded roads in the county.
0700 PM Flood 1 S Greenfield 39.78N 85.77W
05/18/2026 Hancock IN Law Enforcement
Flooded roads in county.
Rain Reports
A map of 24-hour rainfall is below. Please note that the amounts may not exactly match those at your location. A listing of rainfall reports of 1.50" or higher follows the map.
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
...CENTRAL INDIANA PRECIPITATION MAY 18TH -to- MAY 19TH EDT...
1100 AM 100 AM
I. GREATEST 1-DAY PRECIPITATION REPORTS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA COUNTIES
COUNTY Location Rainfall Time / Date Source
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MORGAN Paragon 3.2 ENE 3.55 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
MONROE Elletsville 5 N 3.39 in 1019AM 5/19 CWOP
OWEN Gosport 1.2 WNW 3.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
SHELBY Shelbyville 1.6 SSE 3.04 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
CLAY Bowling Green 1 W 2.90 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
GREENE Tulip 1.8 SE 2.90 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
BROWN Beanblossom 1.5 NE 2.85 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
MARTIN Shoals 4.0 E 2.76 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
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JOHNSON Franklin 3.2 SE 2.56 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
RUSH Gywnneville 2.2 NNE 2.45 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
DAVIESS Washington 1.5 NW 2.43 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
PUTNAM Cloverdale 3.5 W 2.40 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
HENRY New Castle 3 SW 2.35 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
HANCOCK Greenfield 2.25 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
LAWRENCE Mitchell 2.23 in 1010AM 5/19 CWOP
MADISON Pendleton 2.15 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
RANDOLPH Modoc 2.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
MARION Mars Hill 1.99 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
SULLIVAN Hymera 1.99 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
VIGO Terre Haute 6.5 N 1.96 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
KNOX [Multiple Locations] 1.94 in 700AM 5/19 Multiple
HAMILTON Fortville 1.5 NW 1.77 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
HENDRICKS Plainfield 1.1 W 1.73 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
BOONE Zionsville 0.5 NNW 1.62 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
BARTHOLOMEW Flat Rock 1.2 SSW 1.57 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
JACKSON Spraytown 3.0 E 1.52 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
MONTGOMERY Crawfordsville 4 SSW 1.52 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
DELAWARE Mount Pleasant 2.1 W 1.50 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
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PARKE Nyesville 1.38 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
FOUNTAIN Covington 1.35 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
TIPTON Tipton 5 SW 1.35 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
HOWARD Russiaville 0.6 WSW 1.28 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
JENNINGS Hayden 2.0 WNW 1.26 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
CLINTON Frankfort 0.9 SSE 1.23 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
DECATUR Greensburg 6.0 SW 1.21 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
VERMILLION Newport 1.05 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
II. MAY 18TH, 2026 CENTRAL INDIANA PRECIPITATION, by County...
...Bartholomew County...
Flat Rock 1.2 SSW 1.57 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Rosstown 1.42 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Columbus 1.41 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Columbus WWTP 1.35 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Columbus 2.1 ENE 1.24 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Waymansville 2 SW 1.05 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Boone County...
Zionsville 0.5 NNW 1.62 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Fayette 2 WSW 1.54 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Big Springs 1 WNW 1.52 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Whitestown 2.1 NNE 1.49 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Jamestown 1.32 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Lebanon 6 W 0.82 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
...Brown County...
Beanblossom 1.5 NE 2.85 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Princes Lakes 2.2 SSW 2.66 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Nashville 3.0 WNW 2.05 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Stone Head 2.3 ENE 1.84 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Clay County...
Bowling Green 1 W 2.90 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Bowling Green 2.32 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Clay City 1.70 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Howesville 1.46 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Clinton County...
Frankfort 0.9 SSE 1.23 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Little Lake 0.81 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Daviess County...
Washington 1.5 NW 2.43 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Washington 1 W 2.23 in 600PM 5/18 COOP
Elnora 1.93 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Odon 0.8 E 1.61 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Plainville 1.3 S 1.29 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Washington 3.3 SE 1.20 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Decatur County...
Greensburg 6.0 SW 1.21 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Millhousen 0.5 S 0.86 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Delaware County...
Mount Pleasant 2.1 W 1.50 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Muncie WWTP 1.30 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Muncie 2.5 SSW 1.25 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Yorktown 1.1 N 1.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Muncie 2.6 ENE 1.09 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Fountain County...
Covington 1.35 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Greene County...
Tulip 1.8 SE 2.90 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Elliston 2.31 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Owensburg 1.0 N 2.28 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Bloomfield 5.3 ESE 2.07 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Stanford 1.6 SSW 2.03 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Hamilton County...
Fortville 1.5 NW 1.77 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
McCordsville 2.6 NE 1.61 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Carmel 1.4 NNE 1.50 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Fishers 4.3 ENE 1.40 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Sheridan 1.36 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Fishers 1.3 SE 1.34 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Westfield 1.3 E 1.00 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Noblesville 4.4 ESE 0.94 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Hancock County...
Greenfield 2.25 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
Fortville 2.11 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
Greenfield 1.6 S 2.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
New Palestine 1.2 NW 2.07 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Wilkinson 5 W 2.03 in 1020AM 5/19 AWS
McCordsville 1.85 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
Wilkinson 4.1 W 1.69 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Hendricks County...
Plainfield 1.1 W 1.73 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Danville 3 SW 1.57 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Traders Point 1.5 WNW 1.55 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Brownsburg 0.8 SE 1.44 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Avon 0.8 N 1.20 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Henry County...
New Castle 3 SW 2.35 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Lewisville 1.8 ENE 2.09 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Middletown 3.7 S 1.70 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Howard County...
Russiaville 0.6 WSW 1.28 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Kokomo 1.2 SW 1.00 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Center 1.6 WNW 0.73 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Jackson County...
Spraytown 3.0 E 1.52 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Brownstown 1.19 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Seymour 1.6 WNW 1.15 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Jennings County...
Hayden 2.0 WNW 1.26 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Scipio 2.2 NNW 1.19 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Butlerville Farm 1.04 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Millhousen 4.2 SSW 0.85 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Johnson County...
Franklin 3.2 SE 2.56 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Whiteland 2.4 NW 2.24 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Edinburgh 0.8 ENE 2.18 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Smith Valley 0.8 NE 2.05 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Greenwood 0.6 ESE 2.02 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Franklin WWTP 1.87 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Franklin 1 W 1.70 in 700AM 5/19 NWS Emply
...Knox County...
Bicknell 1.94 in 700AM 5/19 EMA
Sandborn 1.94 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
Wheatland 1.4 SSW 1.87 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Freelandville 1.84 in 700AM 5/19 NWS Emply
...Lawrence County...
Mitchell 2.23 in 1010AM 5/19 CWOP
Mitchell 2.1 N 2.04 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Harrodsburg 2.9 SSW 1.75 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Mitchell 4.1 E 1.56 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Oolitic 1.20 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Madison County...
Pendleton 2.15 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
Anderson 2.0 S 1.62 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Ingalls 3.0 WNW 1.54 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Anderson 1 N 1.31 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Alexandria 0.8 NNE 0.92 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Marion County...
Mars Hill 1.99 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Indianapolis Intl Arpt 1.97 in 954AM 5/19 ASOS
Southport 4 E 1.94 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Warren Park 1.1 E 1.90 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Fountain Square 1.6 SSW 1.84 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Tarkington 1.84 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Windsor Park 1.82 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Millersville 1.79 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Speedway 1.73 in 700AM 5/19 Spotter
McCordsville 1.7 SW 1.70 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Castleton 2 S 1.65 in 1159PM 5/18 COOP
Meridian-Kessler 1.61 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Augusta 1.17 in 700AM 5/19 Spotter
...Martin County...
Shoals 4.0 E 2.76 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Shoals 8 S 2.05 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
...Monroe County...
Ellettsville ~5 N 3.39 in 1019AM 5/19 CWOP
Clear Creek 2.99 in 1020AM 5/19 AWS
Woodville Hills 2.5 N 2.78 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Woodville Hills 1.8 NW 2.65 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Ellettsville 2.48 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Bloomington 2.21 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
Bloomington 2.7 E 2.15 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Unionville 3.2 NNW 1.59 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Montgomery County...
Crawfordsville 3.5 SSW 1.52 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Ladoga 3.4 E 1.16 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Morgan County...
Paragon 3.2 ENE 3.55 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Martinsville 3.11 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Gosport 4.2 E 3.08 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Paragon 3.3 ESE 2.97 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Monrovia 0.6 N 2.58 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Eminence 2.1 ESE 2.47 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Brooklyn 2.12 in 700AM 5/19 NWS Emply
Wilbur 2.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Mooresville 2.8 NE 1.66 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Owen County...
Gosport 1.2 WNW 3.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Spencer 0.6 E 2.91 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Spencer 2.7 NNE 2.78 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Freeman 2.6 NE 2.58 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Freeman 2.4 WSW 2.45 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Parke County...
Nyesville 1.38 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Rockville Fire 1.37 in 530PM 5/18 COOP
Bloomingdale 3.3 W 1.30 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Putnam County...
Cloverdale 3.5 W 2.40 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Reelsville 1 SW 2.29 in 900AM 5/19 HADS
Greencastle 1.98 in 1015AM 5/19 CWOP
Russellville 1.05 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Randolph County...
Modoc 2.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Winchester 2.2 WSW 1.49 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Parker City 1.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Rush County...
Gywnneville 2.2 NNE 2.45 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Manilla 1.94 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Rushville 0.7 W 1.82 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Shelby County...
Shelbyville 1.6 SSE 3.04 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Shelbyville 7.1 WSW 3.00 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Shelbyville 2.86 in 827AM 5/19 EMA
Marietta 2 E 2.46 in 1025AM 5/19 AWS
Shelbyville WTTP 2.10 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Shelbyville 2.05 in 953AM 5/19 ASOS
Fairland 0.9 SSW 1.70 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Sullivan County...
Hymera 1.99 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Graysville 5 WNW 1.76 in 800AM 5/19 COOP
Sullivan 0.5 SW 1.76 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Farmersburg TV-2 1.47 in 1159PM 5/18 COOP
...Tippecanoe County...
West Lafayette 6 NW 0.61 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Lafayette 2.2 0.59 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Tipton County...
Tipton 5 SW 1.35 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Kempton 0.51 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Vermillion County...
Perrysville 4 WNW 1.28 in 700AM 5/19 COOP
Newport 1.05 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
...Vigo County...
Terre Haute 6.5 N 1.96 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Universal 3.1 SSW 1.74 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
West Terre Haute 5.0 SW 1.62 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Terre Haute 2.4 E 1.60 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Terre Haute 4.8 SSW 1.25 in 700AM 5/19 CoCoRaHS
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
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