Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 1 at 9:37PM EDT until June 2 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 1, 2026 - 6:37pm
Expires:
June 2, 2026 - 9:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
White River at Hazleton.
White River at Petersburg.
.As of Monday evening, the last of the lowland flooding remains in
the Petersburg and Hazleton areas on the White River in southwest
Indiana. Flooding will come to an end no later than Wednesday
evening.
Very little to no rain is forecast over central Indiana river basins
through Friday. Light rain chances return to the state late Friday
and Friday night, continuing through the weekend.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Flooding affects low agricultural lands,
low oil fields and closes Bottoms Rd...Brothers Rd and East
Governors Road in Knox County. In agricultural season...farmers
are concerned at this stage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Monday /7:45 PM CDT Monday/ the stage was 16.6
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM EDT Monday /7:45 PM CDT Monday/ was 18.3
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 Tuesday afternoon by around 1245
PM EDT /1145 AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender: