Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 5 at 12:11PM EST until March 15 at 12:31PM 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 at Williams.
* WHEN...From this evening to Sunday, March 15.
* IMPACTS...At 14.9 feet, On April 24, 2011 extensive flooding in
progress with SR 450 between Bedford and Shoals flooded in at
least 3 locations. The deepest location was just east of Williams
near the RR tressel. The next deepest was at Coxton Rd where
backwater from the river extensively flooded Salt Creek. The last
location was west of Williams near Dillman Rd where backwater from
the river closed the road. To reach Williams one must use Ridge
Road. Extensive flooding of many local river roads in Lawrence Co.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river will rise to flood stage this evening.
It will then fall to 7.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will rise
above flood stage again tomorrow evening to 15.0 feet early
Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage again
Sunday, March 15.
- Flood stage is 8.0 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