Washington, IN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, County Road 250 West from State Road 56
floods and blocks the vehicle access to Dodge City.  During the
March 2008 flood the river remained above this level from late
afternoon March 19 through April 9.   As mid-March 2011 high water
was receding...SR 257 south of Washington reopened when Shoals was
at 10.5 feet and falling steadily for the past 2 days.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 PM EDT Thursday /9:45 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
17.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 PM EDT Thursday /9:45 PM CDT Thursday/ was
17.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.9
feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Edwardsport.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Water is at critical levels for makeshift
levees.  Most of bottomlands flood.  Old Vincennes road and State
Road 358 between Plainville and Edwardsport are impassable by
several feet.  High water surrounds river cabins.  This type of
flood occurs on average about once a year.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM EDT Thursday /6:00 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
17.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM EDT Thursday /6:00 PM CDT Thursday/ was
17.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.6
feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Elliston.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, State Road 157 between Worthington and
Bloomfield begins to flood.  County Road 175 south of Bloomfield
floods.  County Road 100 W between CR 110 N and SR 67 (Jefferson
Twp), CR 850 N between SR 48 and SR 157 (Jefferson Twp), CR 250 W
between SR 54 and CR 250 N (Fairplay Twp), CR 200 W between CR 157
S and CR 260 S (Washington Twp), CR 100 W between CR 100 S and CR
260 S (Washington Twp), and CR 100 W between CR 250 W and the
White River affected by high water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 22.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 AM EDT Thursday was 22.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.0
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Newberry.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Flood waters block access and begins to
surround about 5 to 10 river cabins on south side of the river
just southwest of Newberry.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 15.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 PM EDT Thursday was 15.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.7
feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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