Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana…
White River at Edwardsport.
White River at Newberry.
White River at Petersburg.
.Recent periods of heavy rainfall have led to the White River to
rise. Some points will begin to experience flooding conditions as
early as Friday morning and continue into early next week.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…White River at Edwardsport.
* WHEN…From Friday morning to Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 17.5 feet, Flooding closes Old Vincennes Road. High
water crosses SR 358 on the Daviess County side just west of the
levee. Flooding begins to affect higher bottomlands. Residential
property of river cabins begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:00 AM EDT Thursday /6:00 AM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
9.3 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 17.6 feet Saturday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning.
– Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 345 AM
EDT /245 AM CDT/.
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