Flood Warning issued May 5 at 10:05PM EDT until May 14 at 5:36AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Detalles
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour.
White River at Hazleton.
White River at Petersburg.
.Recent periods of heavy rainfall have led to flooding along the
lower White River. This rainfall plus additional rainfall amounts of
up to 2 inches through tonight will continue flooding along the
lower White into next week as well as bring flooding to portions of
the East Fork White this week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until Thursday, May 14.
* 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 9:30 PM EDT Tuesday /8:30 PM CDT Tuesday/ the stage was
16.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 PM EDT Tuesday /8:30 PM CDT Tuesday/ was 17.9
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.8
feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Wednesday, May 13.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Recomendaciones
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 Wednesday afternoon by around
115 PM EDT /1215 PM CDT/.