Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
Areas Affected: Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:28pm EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:28pm EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 2:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 10:28pm EDT
Event Ends: Sunday 11:25pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana... East Fork White River at Seymour and at Williams. White River at Elliston. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... East Fork White River near Rivervale down to near Bedford. White River at Newberry down to Hazleton. .Heavy rainfall since Monday afternoon totaling mainly two to five inches across southern central Indiana...has produced minor flooding along much of the East Fork White and White Rivers and associated lowland areas. A double crest will continue minor flooding through this weekend for most river points. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Edwardsport. * WHEN...Until late Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, Flooding closes Old Vincennes Road. High water crosses SR 358 on the Daviess County side just west of the levee. Flooding begins to affect higher bottomlands. Residential property of river cabins begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM EDT Wednesday /6:00 PM CDT Wednesday/ the stage was 16.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:00 PM EDT Wednesday /6:00 PM CDT Wednesday/ was 16.4 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 16.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall tomorrow evening. It will rise to 16.9 feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued Thursday afternoon by around 200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.737bb6216d85c60bf1b9f53e6e720f3bf4f6868c.005.1 Codes: INC027, INC051, INC083, INC125 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.737bb6216d85c60bf1b9f53e6e720f3bf4f6868c.005.1