Flooding developed across northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and northwest Ohio following a multi-day rainfall event beginning on March 31, with rivers responding rapidly due to saturated soils and accumulated runoff.
Prior to the event, the region experienced unseasonably dry conditions, including one of the driest winters on record in Fort Wayne, resulting in low stream flows that allowed for rapid stage increases once rainfall began.
Rainfall totals over a five-day period reached more than 125 mm (5 inches) across large portions of northern Indiana, with localized maxima exceeding 140 mm (5.5 inches) in counties such as Steuben, Noble, Kosciusko, and Whitley…