Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 29 at 10:33PM EDT until June 2 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 29, 2026 - 7:33pm
Expires:
May 30, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers and
locations in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour and Rivervale.
White River at Hazleton and Petersburg.
.Multiple rounds of recent rainfall continue to produce lowland
flooding on parts of the lower White and East Fork White rivers in
south central and southwest Indiana. Flooding is expected to end by
the middle of next week. The crest at Seymour occurred this evening
and the river level is beginning to fall. Rivervale will drop below
flood stage overnight tonight and then pause before continuing to
fall as water from upstream arrives. Edwardsport on the White River
will crest around daybreak Saturday. Petersburg and Hazleton are
expected to see only a very small bump or pause in the othwewise
falling river level as water from the Edwardsport area flows by.
Very little rain, or no rain, is currently in the forecast through
Thursday, June 4, which will keep area waterways at bay. Dewpoint
temperatures remaining in the 40s and 50s and daily maximum air
temperatures reaching the mid 70s to mid 80s will promote good
evaporational rates from soils through the period.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until late Tuesday 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 9:45 PM EDT Friday /8:45 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 19.6
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 PM EDT Friday /8:45 PM CDT Friday/ was 20.4
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.8
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
late Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Saturday afternoon by around 200
PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
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