Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 3 at 9:44PM EDT until May 4 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 3, 2026 - 6:44pm
Expires:
May 4, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Riverton.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
East Fork White River near Rivervale.
White River at Hazleton and Petersburg.
Wabash River at Mount Carmel and Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant
Site.
.Recent periods of heavy rainfall have led to flooding along the
Wabash, White, and East Fork White Rivers. Flooding will persist
through midweek.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...East Fork White River near Rivervale.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, Lawrenceport Road just east of
Lawrenceport and on the south side of river begins to flood around
this level. During typical floods in this area this portion of the
road can be flooded by 5 to more than 10 feet of water. During the
January 2005 flood this area would have been near the "bottom" of
the river, underwater by nearly 17 feet. In the Great March 1913
flood, more than 25 feet of water would have covered this location.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 21.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM EDT Sunday was 22.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tomorrow morning and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 100
PM EDT /noon CDT/.
Area Description:
Lawrence, IN; Martin, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov