Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 18 at 12:59PM EDT until June 24 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 9:59am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Youngs Creek at Amity.
East Fork White River at Seymour.
White River at Newberry.
Muscatatuck River at Vernon.
White River at Edwardsport.
White River at Petersburg.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
White River at Elliston.
Eel River at Bowling Green.
.Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 4 inches across much of the area is
bringing minor lowland flooding to middle and lower portions of the
White River basin and the East Fork White basin the Seymour area.
The White should crest at Elliston Saturday morning and at
Petersburg by Monday morning. Flooding may be lengthened or
redevelop early in the week from moderate to heavy rainfall that is
expected Sunday into Monday which is not included in the current
forecasts.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...From late Friday night to Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Low bottomlands flood and flooding begins
on higher bottomlands. State Road 257 may begin to flood if
Shoals gage reading is over 17 feet. Private levees may be
overtopped in many cases.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM EDT Thursday /11:30 AM CDT Thursday/ the stage
was 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Saturday morning to a crest of 18.9 feet early Sunday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 this evening by around 1100 PM
EDT /1000 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov