Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 18 at 9:41PM EDT until March 21 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 18, 2026 - 6:41pm
Expires:
March 19, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River at Hazleton and Petersburg.
Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
.Flooding remains at Mount Carmel on the tail end of the Wabash
River in southwest Indiana as of Wednesday evening. Flooding is
expected to come to an end Thursday afternoon. Flooding remains on
the White River at Petersburg and Hazleton, located on the tail end
of the river in southwest Indiana. Flooding is predicted to end by
late this coming weekend.
Little if any precipitation is in the forecast through the end of
the week and thus main stem rivers are expected to continue falling
through the period.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Low bottomlands flood and flooding begins
on higher bottomlands. State Road 257 may begin to flood if
Shoals gage reading is over 17 feet. Private levees may be
overtopped in many cases.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Wednesday /7:45 PM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 19.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM EDT Wednesday /7:45 PM CDT Wednesday/ was
20.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Friday afternoon and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Thursday afternoon by around 300
PM EDT /200 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov