Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 5 at 12:11PM EST until March 15 at 4:35AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 5, 2026 - 9:11am
Expires:
March 6, 2026 - 12:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Williams.
East Fork White River near Rivervale.
East Fork White River near Bedford.
...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity for the
following rivers in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour.
.Total rainfall amounts of 3 to over 5 inches of rain across much of
central and southern Indiana will bring major flooding to the East
Fork White at Seymour and moderate flooding to most of the rest of
the East Fork White River basin. Additional rainfall over the
weekend and next week could lengthen the amount of time the river
remains in flood.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...East Fork White River near Bedford.
* WHEN...From Friday evening to Sunday, March 15.
* IMPACTS...At 28.5 feet, Estimated level at when roads along Salt
Creek and Little Salt Creek in the Bedford area began to flood
during March 2008 because of local runoff and backwater from the
East Fork White River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EST Thursday the stage was 15.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 17.8 feet this evening. It
will then fall to 16.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to 28.4
feet Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Saturday, March 14.
- Flood stage is 20.0 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 late tonight by around 315 AM
EST.
Area Description:
Lawrence, IN; Martin, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov