Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 9 at 12:13AM EDT until May 12 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 8, 2026 - 9:13pm
Expires:
May 9, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
White River at Elliston...and at Edwardsport down to Hazleton.
.Heavy rainfall through the first half of the week of generally one
and a half to two and a half inches has produced minor flooding on
the White River at Ellison and along Knox County. Flooding to end at
Elliston Saturday morning...while current late week rainfall of up
to one inch will prolong minor flooding along Knox County points
through at least Monday.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Edwardsport.
* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, Flooding closes Old Vincennes Road. High
water crosses SR 358 on the Daviess County side just west of the
levee. Flooding begins to affect higher bottomlands. Residential
property of river cabins begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM EDT Friday /6:00 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 17.3
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM EDT Friday /6:00 PM CDT Friday/ was 17.3
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Monday afternoon and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 15.0 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 afternoon by around 200 PM
EDT /100 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov