Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 4 at 10:54PM EST by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 4, 2026 - 7:54pm
Expires:
March 5, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
White River below Eagle Valley Power Plant.
White River at Spencer.
White River at Elliston.
White River at Newberry.
White River at Petersburg.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
White River at Edwardsport.
Youngs Creek at Amity.
.Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen across central Indiana
as of early Wednesday morning. Up to 2 inches have fallen in
south-central Indiana. This has led creeks to rise above flood stage
and rivers will follow in the coming days. Additional rain is in the
forecast over the next several days.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...From Thursday evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 23.5 feet, Water from the Great June 2008 Flood
recedes from SR 257 south of Washington. The river stage at
Shoals was less than 10 feet and less than 14 feet previous day.
The Lost River was low...except for backwater from the East Fork
White...during this entire flood event.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 PM EST Wednesday /9:30 PM CST Wednesday/ the stage
was 7.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening and continue rising to a crest of 23.3 feet
Tuesday morning.
- 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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Thursday afternoon by around 200
PM EST /100 PM CST/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov