Flood Warning issued May 4 at 1:22PM EDT until May 10 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

…The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana…

White River at Petersburg.

.Recent periods of rainfall have led to the White River at
Petersburg to begin to rise. It is forecast to rise above flood
stage by early tomorrow morning and remain there until the the end
of the week.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN…From Monday morning to Saturday morning.

* 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 12:45 PM EDT Sunday /11:45 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was
15.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 17.5 feet early Tuesday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Friday
evening.
– Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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