Patoka, IN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Edwardsport.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning until further notice.

* 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 Saturday /6:00 PM CDT Saturday/ the stage was
12.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 21.1
feet Saturday, August 22.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN...From Monday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 21.3 feet, State Road 257 south of Washington began
to flood during May 2008 after local rains of more than an inch on
very wet soils with Petersburg at 21.3 feet and rising and Shoals
at 15.5 feet and rising.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 PM EDT Saturday /9:45 PM CDT Saturday/ the stage was
7.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Monday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 21.8
feet Sunday, August 23.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed.

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