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8/27/2026 12:05am 
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN

    FLOOD WARNING  

Flood Warning issued August 26 at 1:04PM CDT until August 27 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 1:04pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 1:04pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 11:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 1:04pm CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 6:15pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...

Wabash River from Montezuma to Mount Carmel.

White River from Petersburg to Hazleton.

.Minor flooding continues along the lower White River from Petersburg
to Hazleton. Minor flooding also continues on the Wabash River from
Montezuma down to Mount Carmel with the crest at Vincennes. Rain
amounts with scattered storms this evening are not expected to impact
main stem river levels, but locally heavy rainfall in a basin could
cause a bump in stage as well as lengthen the amount of time in
flood.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN...Until Thursday 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 1:30 PM EDT /12:30 PM CDT/ Wednesday the stage was 17.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 1:30 PM EDT /12:30 PM CDT/ Wednesday was 17.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 17.3 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning to 5.8 feet
Monday morning. It will rise to 6.0 feet early Tuesday morning.
It will then fall again and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.3
feet on 03/14/1949.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. Most flood related deaths occur
in automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges, dips,
or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream, even a
small one, on foot. To escape rising water find another route over
higher ground.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.

The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 700 AM CDT /800
AM EDT/.

Meta data: 
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Codes: INC027, INC051, INC083, INC125
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.370c270d7d1b162addcf02dc7258854c454ad061.008.1