Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 14 at 12:42PM EDT until March 19 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 14, 2026 - 9:42am
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
White River at Hazleton.
White River at Petersburg.
White River at Edwardsport.
.Minor flooding on the White River from Edwardsport will continue
through Thursday. Moderate flooding in progress on the lower White
River at Petersburg and Hazleton will continue through early next
week, with minor flooding of lowland areas persisting at Petersburg
and Hazleton into early the following week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Edwardsport.
* WHEN...Until late Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, Flooding closes Old Vincennes Road. High
water crosses SR 358 on the Daviess County side just west of the
levee. Flooding begins to affect higher bottomlands. Residential
property of river cabins begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 AM EDT Saturday /6:00 AM CDT Saturday/ the stage was
17.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 AM EDT Saturday /6:00 AM CDT Saturday/ was
18.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow
afternoon to 12.8 feet Monday evening. It will then rise
above flood stage early Wednesday morning to 15.3 feet early
Wednesday afternoon. It will fall below flood stage again
late Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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 345 AM
EDT /245 AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov