Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
Areas Affected: Gibson, IN; Knox, IN
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 9:54pm EDT
Alert Effective: Friday 9:54pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 2:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 9:54pm EDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 6:48am EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois... East Fork White River at Seymour. White River at Petersburg down to Hazleton. Wabash River at Vincennes down to Mount Carmel. .Recent, mainly light to moderate rainfall...and additional areas of to widespread heavy rainfall amounts up to three inches total over southern Indiana through midday Saturday...is expected to prolong minor flooding or bring an additional crest on the lower White, lower Wabash, and at Seymour on the East Fork White. Minor flooding could continue into early next week on portions of the lower White and lower Wabash. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Hazleton. * WHEN...Until Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Lowest reading available from the Hazleton Staff Gage. Since the 1930s the White River has moved from the "old wellhouse" to several hundred yards from the "old wellhouse". The river returns to the "old wellhouse" around 17 to 17.5 feet. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight to 14.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then rise above flood stage Sunday afternoon to 16.6 feet Monday morning. It will fall below flood stage again Monday evening. - Flood stage is 16.0 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 Saturday afternoon by around 200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53ae89431bc3ed7016e03b3d7a5ca68fc82c1f24.001.1 Codes: INC083 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53ae89431bc3ed7016e03b3d7a5ca68fc82c1f24.001.1