Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 5 at 10:05PM EDT until May 9 at 5:20PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2026 - 7:05pm
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 10:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour.
White River at Hazleton.
White River at Petersburg.
.Recent periods of heavy rainfall have led to flooding along the
lower White River. This rainfall plus additional rainfall amounts of
up to 2 inches through tonight will continue flooding along the
lower White into next week as well as bring flooding to portions of
the East Fork White this week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...East Fork White River at Seymour.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Lowland agricultural flooding in progress.
County Road 725 N near Rockford floods. Indiana 258 east of
Cortland may flood. On December 8 2014 about an inch of water
flowed over Reddington Street near the East Fork White River
Bridge as the river crested.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 14.9 feet early Thursday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 Wednesday afternoon by around
115 PM EDT /1215 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Washington, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov