Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 24 at 10:16PM EDT until May 26 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 24, 2026 - 7:16pm
Expires:
May 25, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers and
locations in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Rivervale, Bedford, and Williams.
White River at Edwardsport, Petersburg, and Hazleton.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour.
.Multiple rounds of rainfall this past week have brought widespread
minor lowland river flooding to central and southern Indiana. Dry
weather is expected through Tuesday night, followed by light
precipitation Wednesday. The crest on the White River late Sunday
evening was near Petersburg, and on the East Fork White River the
crest was at Bedford.
morning and near Rivervale along the East Fork White River.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Edwardsport.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 18.6 feet, INDOT may close SR 358 between SR 67 at
Edwardsport to SR 57 at Plainville due to flooding. SR 358 floods
on the east side of the river between the levees.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM EDT Sunday /6:00 PM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 18.6
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM EDT Sunday /6:00 PM CDT Sunday/ was 20.5
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday morning and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 15.0 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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Monday 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