Cicero Creek near State Road 19 in Tipton, IN

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 17.01 ftIn April 2013 more than 250 homes in Tipton county affected by flood waters. More than 50 homes suffered major damage while nearly 100 had minor damage. Flooding impacted much of the City of Tipton south of SR 28.
• 17 ftMassive flooding of Tipton and nearby area in April 2013. Flood waters higher than in June 1957, possibly exceeding March 1913. SR roads 28 and 19 both closed by at least one foot of water. Nearby mobile home park severely flooded. Homes and businesses on South Street in Tipton flooded. Portions of the Tipton Hospital parking lot may have flooded.
• 16.98 ftAlthough there is no river gage on Duck Creek in Madison County...immediately east of the Cicero Creek watershed...in April 2013 the town of Elwood experienced record flooding with more than 60 homes at least affected by flooding. Over half of the homes sustained minor damage or worse.
• 16.5 ftNear record flooding of Cicero Creek on the south side of Tipton. Residential areas in Tipton mainly south of SR 28 are threatened and/or flooded. Water may be over SR 19. Water possibly 2 or more feet deep on portions of South Street in Tipton, CR 300 S and SR 19 a block or two south of Cicero Creek.
• 15 ftFlooding from Cicero Creek becoming serious at this level. Areas of Tipton south of SR 28 may begin to flood.
• 14.32 ftCheck Bar Reading of the wire weight gage on SR 19.
• 13.7 ftTipton Golf Course completely flooded. CR 200 and a few other nearby roads flood. Portions of Tipton Park extensively flooded by 5 or more feet of water.
• 12.4 ftTipton Park and Golf Course flood. Almost all of the foot bridges in the park are completely underwater. South Street in Tipton, CR 300 S and SR 19 a block or two south of Cicero Creek all flood.
• 12 ftUnusual flooding in progress. Tipton Park is likely closed. Extensive flooding of Golf Course.
• 10.5 ftTipton Park flooded at this level, especially with locally heavy rain.
• 10 ftSome flooding of the low areas of Tipton Park. Water within one foot of a foot bridge in park. Portions of the back nine of the golf course are flooded. Golf Course is closed. Flooding at this level is common and rates a 3 out of 10 for severity by the golf course.
• 8 ftBankfull level for Cicero Creek in the Tipton Area. Flooding begins at local golf course.
• 7 ftHigh levels along the Cicero Creek in the Tipton area.

Highest crests on record

1. 17.09 ft — April 19, 2013
2. 16.5 ft — June 28, 1957
3. 15.69 ft — August 15, 2026
4. 15.69 ft — August 15, 2026
5. 14.5 ft — December 30, 1990

Recent crests: 15.69 ft (August 15, 2026) · 15.69 ft (August 15, 2026) · 6.84 ft (November 2, 2018) · 11.46 ft (April 4, 2018) · 8.51 ft (February 21, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamCicero Creek at Arcadia, IN
• Big Duck Creek at Elwood, IN
• White River (IN) near Strawtown, IN
• Wildcat Creek (IN) near Jerome, IN
• Cicero Creek at Morse Reservoir, IN
• Pipe Creek at Frankton, IN
• Wildcat Creek (IN) at Kokomo, IN
• Cicero Creek at Noblesville, IN