Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 30 at 10:41PM EDT until June 2 at 6:17AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 30, 2026 - 7:41pm
Expires:
May 31, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers and
locations in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour.
White River at Petersburg and Hazleton.
.As of late Saturday evening, lowland flooding continues at Seymour
on the East Fork White River in south central Indiana, and
Petersburg and Hazleton on the White River in southwest Indiana.
Flooding at Seymour will be concluding on the earlier side of
tonight, bringing an end to flooding on the East Fork. Flooding on
the White River will come to an end during the first half of the
upcoming workweek.
Little or no rain through Thursday will allow river levels to
continue falling.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Low bottomlands flood and flooding begins
on higher bottomlands. State Road 257 may begin to flood if
Shoals gage reading is over 17 feet. Private levees may be
overtopped in many cases.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Saturday /8:45 PM CDT Saturday/ the stage was
19.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 PM EDT Saturday /8:45 PM CDT Saturday/ was
19.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.6
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage Monday evening.
- 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. Better chances of rain will arrive Friday and
continue through at least Saturday.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Sunday 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: