Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Paducah, KY
Areas Affected: Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, 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 12:17am EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY 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 Petersburg. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Lowland flooding begins to flood several Pike County roads. Many of the following county roads begin to flood around this level...east of SR 57 include CR 750N...CR 600N and CR 1000E. Pike county road subject to flooding west of SR 57 include...CR 250 W...CR 400W...CR 675N...CR 700 N...CR 1000w...CR 900W...CR 700W and CR 775W. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 PM EDT Friday /8:30 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 14.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.6 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon. - 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.53ae89431bc3ed7016e03b3d7a5ca68fc82c1f24.004.1 Codes: INC051, INC125 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53ae89431bc3ed7016e03b3d7a5ca68fc82c1f24.004.1