Conflict · Sixth night of floodingIndiana Under Disaster Emergency as Sixth Night of Flooding Hits MidwestAired August 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Six straight nights of severe storms0:01[music] and flash flooding are forcing0:03new evacuations from Iowa to West0:05Virginia with Indiana under a statewide0:07[music] flooding and disaster emergency.0:10Homes are chest deep underwater and0:11motorists have [music] been left0:12stranded as rivers swell across a broad0:15corridor from the Midwest to the0:16Appalachians.0:18More than 170,000 homes and businesses0:20[music] have lost power in the ongoing0:22storms.0:24Saturated ground is driving the danger0:26after [music] up to 12 inches of rain0:28fell in parts of the Midwest in the past0:30week leaving rivers unable to hold more0:32water. Up [music] to 12 inches of rain0:34in the past week has left the ground0:36unable to absorb more so new rain is0:38immediately swelling rivers. Six0:40tornadoes were confirmed [music] from0:42Tuesday's outbreak within the same storm0:44system now fueling the floods.0:46This account comes [music] from a single0:48August 14th broadcast report and has not0:50yet received independent confirmation0:52while officials warn the threat is not0:54over.0:55>> [music]0:55>> With the ground unable to absorb more0:57rain, life-threatening flash flood risk0:59remains into the weekend1:00>> [music]1:00>> and further evacuations and rescues are1:03expected as water keeps rising.1:05Like and follow for more stories that1:07matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗