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: Saturday 1:09pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 1:09pm EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 4:45am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 1:09pm EDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 2:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana... White River at Hazleton. White River at Petersburg. .Minor river flooding continues on the White River near Petersburg and Hazleton. Heavy rainfall from Friday night has prolonged the flooding, with minor flood stage now expected through midweek. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Petersburg. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Low bottomlands flood and flooding begins on higher bottomlands. State Road 257 may begin to flood if Shoals gage reading is over 17 feet. Private levees may be overtopped in many cases. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:45 PM EDT Saturday /11:45 AM CDT Saturday/ the stage was 18.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 12:45 PM EDT Saturday /11:45 AM CDT Saturday/ was 18.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.8 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 445 AM EDT /345 AM CDT/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b490d80882202c12b6b54c8e2934654307c4c358.002.1 Codes: INC027, INC051, INC083, INC125 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b490d80882202c12b6b54c8e2934654307c4c358.002.1