Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 20 at 12:51PM EDT until June 30 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 9:51am
Expires:
June 21, 2026 - 1:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour.
White River at Edwardsport.
White River at Petersburg.
.Minor river flooding is ongoing or expected to develop on the lower
White River and East Fork White River in Jackson County following
widespread heavy rainfall Wednesday and Wednesday night. Additional
heavy rainfall of one to two inches is expected on Sunday and Sunday
night. The White River near Edwardsport and East Fork White River
near Seymour will briefly fall below flood stage later today or
Sunday before minor river flooding develops again early next week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...From late Sunday night to Tuesday, June 30.
* 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 11:45 AM EDT Saturday /10:45 AM CDT Saturday/ the stage
was 13.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early Monday
morning to 18.1 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall
Wednesday evening. It will rise to 19.0 feet Saturday, June
27. It will then fall below flood stage Monday, June 29.
- 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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 400 AM
EDT /300 AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender: