Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 1 at 10:56AM EDT until June 2 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 1, 2026 - 7:56am
Expires:
June 1, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
White River at Hazleton and Petersburg.
.As of Monday morning, the last of the lowland flooding remains in
the Petersburg and Hazleton areas on the White River in southwest
Indiana. Flooding will come to an end no later than Wednesday
evening.
Very little to no rain is forecast over central Indiana river basins
through Friday. Light rain chances return to the state late Friday
and Friday night, continuing through the weekend.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Flooding affects low agricultural lands,
low oil fields and closes Bottoms Rd...Brothers Rd and East
Governors Road in Knox County. In agricultural season...farmers
are concerned at this stage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM EDT Monday /9:30 AM CDT Monday/ the stage was
17.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 AM EDT Monday /9:30 AM CDT Monday/ was 18.9
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued late tonight by around midnight
EDT /1100 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov