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 11:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING... ...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 near Bedford. * WHEN...Until late Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Lowland flooding along much of the East Fork White River in Lawrence County affecting several local river roads. The high campground locations at the Bedford Boat Club begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 18.1 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 19.3 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall to 18.7 feet tomorrow evening. It will rise above flood stage Friday afternoon to 21.0 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 20.0 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.007.1 Codes: INC093, INC101 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.737bb6216d85c60bf1b9f53e6e720f3bf4f6868c.007.1