Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 27 at 12:12AM EDT until May 29 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 26, 2026 - 9:12pm
Expires:
May 27, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Williams, Bedford, and Rivervale.
White River at Hazleton and Petersburg.
.Minor lowland flooding continues along lower portions of the East
Fork White River and the lower White River. Additional rainfall
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 and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...East Fork White River at Williams.
* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 9.3 feet, State Road 450 near Williams and South
Chase Riffle Road located about 2 miles downstream of Williams
flooded at this level. Flooding of low agricultural land in
Lawrence and Martin counties.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 9.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 AM EDT Tuesday was 9.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.4
feet early this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 8.0 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 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