Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 6 at 12:12PM EST until March 9 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 6, 2026 - 9:12am
Expires:
March 6, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
White River at Edwardsport.
White River at Elliston.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River at Spencer.
White River at Newberry.
Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
White River at Hazleton.
White River at Petersburg.
.Total rainfall amounts of 3 to over 5 inches of rain across much of
central and southern Indiana is bringing widespread moderate to
isolated major flooding across the East Fork White and lower White
basins and their tributaries, and minor flooding along the Wabash at
Mount Carmel. Additional rainfall over the weekend and next week
could lengthen the amount of time area rivers remain in flood or
bring additional rises next week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Spencer.
* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Road south of river gage begins to flood.
Gosport Road closes. Extensive agricultural flooding is in
progress. Moon Road in very rural northwest Monroe County is
extensively flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM EST Friday the stage was 19.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 AM EST Friday was 19.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.3
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 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 this evening by around 1100 PM
EST /1000 PM CST/.
Area Description:
Greene, IN; Monroe, IN; Owen, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov