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: Tuesday 10:29pm EDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 10:29pm EDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 3:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 10:29pm EDT
Event Ends: Monday 2:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois... White River at Hazleton and Petersburg. Wabash River at Mount Carmel. .Flooding will continue through early next week at Petersburg and Hazleton, and ending this week at Mount Carmel. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Hazleton. * WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, In agricultural season, extensive flooding of bottomlands and some of the higher bottomlands is in progress. High water surrounds residents in river cabins. Oil fields and local roads flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Monday morning and continue falling and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. Most flood related deaths occur in automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges, dips, or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream, even a small one, on foot. To escape rising water find another route over higher ground. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued Wednesday afternoon by around 300 PM EDT /200 PM CDT/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9dbc7028d97d1adf6384cb1ece793f22b92fc6eb.001.1 Codes: INC083 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9dbc7028d97d1adf6384cb1ece793f22b92fc6eb.001.1