Indiana
Similarly to Illinois, Indiana experienced its wettest tropical cyclone in 1957 with the arrival of Hurricane Audrey. In 1979, Hurricane Bob produced considerable flooding in the state.
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Indiana |
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| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 225.3 | 8.87 | Audrey 1957 | Rockville | |
| 2 | 209.8 | 8.26 | Tico 1983 | Seymour 2 N | |
| 3 | 174.2 | 6.86 | Isidore 2002 | Lexington 3 N | |
| 4 | 162.6 | 6.40 | Erin 1995 | North Vernon 1 NW | |
| 5 | 146.6 | 5.77 | Claudette 1979 | Jasper | |
| 6 | 145.3 | 5.72 | Bob 1979 | Edwardsport Power Plant | |
| 7 | 131.1 | 5.16 | Katrina 2005 | Hanover Radio | |
| 8 | 121.4 | 4.78 | Debra 1978 | Crane NSA | |
| 9 | 112.8 | 4.44 | Arlene 2005 | Evansville | |
| 10 | 104.1 | 4.10 | Gustav 2008 | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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