Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 18 at 9:57PM EDT until June 21 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 6:57pm
Expires:
June 19, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
White River at Elliston.
White River at Edwardsport.
White River at Newberry.
White River at Petersburg.
.Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 4 inches across much of the area is
bringing minor lowland flooding to middle and lower portions of the
White River basin. The White should crest at Elliston Saturday
morning and at
Petersburg by Monday morning. Flooding may be lengthened or
redevelop early in the week from moderate to heavy rainfall that is
expected Sunday into Monday which is not included in the current
forecasts.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Newberry.
* WHEN...From Friday evening to Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, High water may affect CR 550 S in the Mary
Long Cutoff area.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 8.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 14.1 feet Saturday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Friday afternoon by around 100
PM EDT /noon CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Greene, IN; Knox, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov