ConflictWhite River Tops 24 Feet Shattering 1913 Record as 5 Dead in Indiana FloodsAired August 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00At least five people are dead and0:02hundreds have been evacuated after0:03severe storms drove record flooding0:05along the White River across central0:07Indiana this week.0:08>> [music]0:08>> More than 11 inches of rain fell in just0:102 days on ground already saturated after0:12a week of severe storms pushing the0:14river over its banks and into [music]0:15neighborhoods. The White River crested0:17at more than 24 feet at Anderson and0:19Noblesville shattering a record that has0:22stood [music] since 1913. In0:24Indianapolis, first responders used0:26boats Saturday to pull residents from0:27homes along the river. With hundreds of0:29homes evacuated and families taken from0:31chest deep water in houses that had0:33never flooded before,0:34>> [music]0:34>> more than 350 people were evacuated in0:37Delaware County and counties across the0:39region declared local disasters as the0:40state remains under emergency with the0:42river holding at record levels.0:44Indianapolis is facing its most severe0:46flooding in more than 30 years [music]0:47with hundreds still out of their homes.0:49Federal resources are set to be approved0:52to support the response as the river0:53remains high and displaced families wait0:55to return.0:57Like and follow for more stories that0:59matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗