Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 30 at 10:30PM EDT until May 7 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 30, 2026 - 7:30pm
Expires:
May 1, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
East Fork White River near Rivervale to near Bedford.
White River at Elliston...and at Edwardsport down to Hazleton.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Indiana...
East Fork White River at Williams.
.Minor flooding continues along most of the lower White River...and
portions of the East Fork White River...following heavy rainfall
earlier this week that totaled generally two to five inches across
southern central Indiana. Flooding will end at Seymour tonight...
with minor flooding continuing at all other warned points through at
least this weekend or early next week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until Thursday, May 07.
* IMPACTS...At 21.3 feet, State Road 257 south of Washington began
to flood during May 2008 after local rains of more than an inch on
very wet soils with Petersburg at 21.3 feet and rising and Shoals
at 15.5 feet and rising.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday /8:45 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
20.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 PM EDT Thursday /8:45 PM CDT Thursday/ was
20.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 20.8 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall tomorrow evening. It will rise
to 21.2 feet Monday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Thursday, May 07.
- Flood stage is 16.0 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 this evening by around 1130 PM
EDT /1030 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov