Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 26 at 10:46AM EDT until May 26 at 11:51PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 26, 2026 - 7:46am
Expires:
May 26, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Shoals.
East Fork White River near Bedford.
East Fork White River near Rivervale.
East Fork White River at Williams.
White River at Hazleton.
White River at Petersburg.
.Minor lowland flooding continues along lower portions of the East
Fork White River and the lower White River. Additional rainfall this
afternoon through Wednesday could cause additional rises
particularly on the East Fork White. Both rivers have crest but
minor flooding could continue into Friday on lower ends of the East
Fork and well into the weekend on the lower White.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...East Fork White River at Shoals.
* WHEN...Until late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Significant flooding of agricultural lands
begins. Livestock in low bottoms must be moved to higher ground.
Cemetery Road, East River Road, and SR 550 near Hindostan Church,
and SR 257 south of Washington begins to flood. Water on Dubois CR
725 North in March 2011. Water receded from SR 550 during March
2011 on the south side of the river in the Loogootee area.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 20.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM EDT Tuesday was 20.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this 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.
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; Dubois, IN; Martin, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov