Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
Areas Affected: Lawrence, IN; Martin, 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: Monday 6:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY 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 forecast. * WHERE...East Fork White River at Williams. * WHEN...Until Monday evening. * IMPACTS...At 8.9 feet, Water now begins to cover State Road 450 at the Public Access Site just east of Williams. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 7.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 8.8 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 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.002.1 Codes: INC093, INC101 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.737bb6216d85c60bf1b9f53e6e720f3bf4f6868c.002.1