…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana…
East Fork White River at Seymour.
White River at Petersburg.
White River at Hazleton.
.Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to over 2 inches across parts of eastern
and southern Indiana over the weekend are producing minor flooding
in spots in the East Fork White basin and will bring flooding to
lower portions of the White River in the next day or so. The crest
on the East Fork should reach Seymour Tuesday and work
downstream from there, while the lower end of the White should crest
by the end of the week. Rainfall expected Wednesday through
Wednesday night could lengthen the flooding.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN…From Tuesday morning to Saturday evening.
* 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 9:30 PM EDT Monday /8:30 PM CDT Monday/ the stage was 13.6
feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise above flood stage tomorrow
morning to 16.7 feet early Wednesday morning. It will then
fall below flood stage Friday evening to 15.9 feet early
Saturday morning. It will rise to flood stage. It will then
fall again but remain above flood stage.
– Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood