Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 2 at 10:10PM EDT until May 6 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 2, 2026 - 7:10pm
Expires:
May 3, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
East Fork White River near Rivervale.
White River at Hazleton.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River at Petersburg.
Wabash River at Hutsonville down to Riverton...and at Mount Carmel.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Indiana...
East Fork White River near Bedford.
White River at Edwardsport.
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Minor flooding has ended on the White River at Edwardsport...and on
the Wabash River at Montezuma. Minor flooding continues on the
lower White River...most of the lower Wabash River...and on the East
Fork White at Rivervale. Flooding will end at Rivervale and on the
Wabash at Hutsonville and Riverton on Monday...and end on both the
lower White River and on the Wabash at Mount Comfort by the middle
of the week.
Continues along portions of the Wabash River
following heavy rainfall earlier this week...that totaled generally
two to four inches across western central Indiana. Flooding will
end at Montezuma and Terre Haute Saturday...with minor flooding
continuing at most points downriver into next week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, County Road 250 West from State Road 56
floods and blocks the vehicle access to Dodge City. During the
March 2008 flood the river remained above this level from late
afternoon March 19 through April 9. As mid-March 2011 high water
was receding...SR 257 south of Washington reopened when Shoals was
at 10.5 feet and falling steadily for the past 2 days.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM EDT Saturday /8:30 PM CDT Saturday/ the stage was
20.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 PM EDT Saturday /8:30 PM CDT Saturday/ was
20.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.1
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 this evening by around 1115 PM
EDT /1015 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov