Winslow, IN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

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

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

* WHERE...White River at Edwardsport.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* 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 AM EDT Saturday /6:00 AM CDT Saturday/ the stage was
19.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 AM EDT Saturday /6:00 AM CDT Saturday/ was
19.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

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

* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN...Until early Friday 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 11:45 AM EDT Saturday /10:45 AM CDT Saturday/ the stage
was 18.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:45 AM EDT Saturday /10:45 AM CDT Saturday/ was
18.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.6
feet early Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage early Thursday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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