Keller & Keller Stands With Ravenswood After Historic Indianapolis Flooding
In August 2026, central Indiana was hit by one of the most destructive flooding events the state has seen in over a century. Days of relentless rain sent the White River to levels not recorded since 1913 — a 113-year-old benchmark — as the river crested at nearly 25 feet in Noblesville and Anderson and topped 21 feet in Indianapolis, well above flood stage. Some areas of central Indiana received close to a foot of rain in under 48 hours, a rainfall rate meteorologists described as a 1-in-1,000-year event. Keller Cares is proud to stand with Indianapolis families to assist with flood relief after this historic event.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett called it the city’s worst flooding in more than three decades. Emergency crews carried out dozens of water rescues, and the Indianapolis Fire Department alone rescued 95 people and 45 pets in a single stretch.
Ravenswood Bore the Brunt
Few Indianapolis neighborhoods were hit harder than Ravenswood, bordered by North Keystone Avenue, East 65th Street, and the White River. Water rose past what many longtime residents had ever seen — in some homes, four feet deep or more — forcing roughly 400 residents to evacuate, many by boat and canoe. For a neighborhood with a large population of older and disabled residents, recovery has been especially difficult.
Keller Cares Shows Up
Long before the water fully receded, Keller Cares — the community outreach arm of Keller & Keller Injury Lawyers — was on the ground in Ravenswood. Our team set up a relief tent directly in the neighborhood, distributing food, water, and essential supplies to families who had lost everything and had nowhere else to turn.
From there, Jim Keller personally visited with families still reeling from the disaster, and gifted five Ravenswood families financial relief — to help cover whatever they needed most as they worked to get back on their feet: a hotel room, gas, groceries, replacing lost medication, or simply breathing room during an impossible week. “When our neighbors are hurting — whether from an accident, an illness, or a historic natural disaster — we show up. Ravenswood is a resilient community, and Keller Cares is proud to stand with the families still rebuilding”, said Jim Keller. Keller Cares is proud to stand with Indianapolis families to assist with flood relief after this historic event.
