An entire community swallowed by floodwater. Jaw-dropping drone video reveals the staggering scale of destruction in Cambridge City, Indiana, after catastrophic flash flooding turned streets into raging rivers and inundated entire neighborhoods. One lifelong resident called it
THE TAKEAWAY
- At least six people have died this week amid severe storms and historic flooding.
- The White River has crested to historic levels, surpassing the record set in 1913.
- A state of emergency has been declared due to the catastrophic devastation.
- Storms started on Aug. 11 and have continued through the week.
A multiday onslaught of severe storms and historic flooding has left six people dead across Indiana, triggering widespread destruction, water rescues, mass power outages and imminent structural threats.
SIX DEAD IN INDIANA AFTER DAYS OF RELENTLESS FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MIDWEST
Since storms lashed the state starting on Aug. 11, at least six people have died due to storm-related incidents, the Indiana State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) confirmed.
While state officials note that specific details are still emerging, the SEOC confirms deaths across multiple counties: including 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.
WARREN COUNTY, INDIANA, SEES YET ANOTHER DAY OF FLASH FLOODING DURING SEVERE STORMS
Indiana Governor Mike Braun also declared a state of emergency to secure additional resources for the catastrophic devastation.
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Flash Flood Emergencies were issued last Wednesday across east-central Indiana as torrential rainfall caused life-threatening flash flooding throughout the region.
That flooding followed a destructive derecho on Tuesday, which the FOX Forecast Center confirmed brought 90 to 100 mph winds and stretched at least 250 miles long and 60 miles wide across northern Indiana.
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)
Destructive winds within the system reached 90 to 100 mph across northern Indiana, while the National Weather Service reported that more than 11 inches of rain fell in parts of central Indiana over the course of two days.
Catastrophic flooding has devastated parts of Indiana, forcing evacuations, sweeping vehicles off flooded roadways and destroying numerous homes as torrential rainfall inundates the region. Emergency crews are going door to door to help residents evacuate as life-threatening flooding continues across east-central Indiana.
This caused the White River to surge, cresting near 25 feet in Anderson and Noblesville. Local reports indicate this surpassed the previous record of 23.6 feet set in March 1913.
The rising waters forced hundreds of evacuations across Delaware County, particularly along the river in Muncie.
The extreme water levels also caused significant infrastructure damage. On Saturday, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works warned of an imminent structural failure at multiple buildings due to erosion from a severe washout on an Indianapolis roadway.
Recovery efforts remain underway as communities and officials continue to assess and clean up the damage.
