Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declared a statewide disaster emergency and signed an executive order Aug. 13 in response to severe storms, a derecho that caused flooding Aug. 11. 

The order calls on the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to bring in other state agencies to help impacted counties, and Braun authorized mobilization of the Indiana National Guard, according to a news release from the governor's office.

Storms produced 11.5 inches of rain over two days in Henry County, according to the National Weather Service office in Indianapolis.

The White River set new record crests at Anderson and Noblesville, breaking marks that had stood since 1913, the weather service reported.

Infrastructure damage

In Carmel, the Hazel Dell Parkway bridge suffered catastrophic structural failure and is a total loss, according to a City of Carmel Utilities update. Crews have temporarily stabilized riverbanks near the site, reducing an earlier risk that erosion would expose wastewater force mains and release sewage into the White River. The city says its drinking water system remains safe and fully operational.

In Indianapolis, the Department of Public Works ordered residents of multiple buildings at the River Road Apartments to evacuate immediately due to imminent structural failure caused by erosion from a washout of River Road, the department said in a social media post.

In Morgan County, a quarry levee failed near Smokey Row Road, sending floodwater into the surrounding area and prompting evacuations and water rescues, the Madison Township Fire Department said. The department confirmed the failure involved a quarry levee, not a river levee.

In Anderson, the Park Place levee held despite the White River cresting at roughly 24.9 feet, above the 1913 record of 23.6 feet, Mayor Thomas Broderick Jr. said in a statement. He said many families were still displaced and homes and businesses suffered significant damage.