Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 8 at 9:16PM EDT until March 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 8, 2026 - 6:16pm
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 9:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River at Edwardsport, Spencer, Newberry, Elliston, Hazleton,
and Petersburg.
Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
.Total rainfall amounts of 3 to over 5 inches across much of central
and southern Indiana is bringing widespread moderate flooding across
the lower White basin. Minor flooding is expected on the Wabash
River at Mount Carmel into next week. Additional rainfall this week
could lengthen the amount of time area rivers remain in flood or
bring additional rises.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Edwardsport.
* WHEN...Until late Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 22.9 feet, A 25 foot section of Levee Unit 8 failed
at this level on March 6 2011...flooding local roads behind the
levee. Flooding not nearly as bad as June 2008 levee failure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM EDT Sunday /6:00 PM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 22.3
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM EDT Sunday /6:00 PM CDT Sunday/ was 22.3
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.4
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
late Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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 Monday afternoon by around noon
EDT /1100 AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov