Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
Areas Affected: Greene, IN; Monroe, IN; Owen, IN
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 3:57am EST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 3:57am EST
Alert Expires: Wednesday 7:00pm EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 12:40pm EST
Event Ends: Sunday 6:49pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY EVENING... ...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana... Big Blue River at Shelbyville. Driftwood River near Edinburgh. Flatrock River near Columbus. East Fork White River at Columbus. White River at Spencer. Eel River at Bowling Green. ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Indiana... East Fork White River at Seymour. .Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen across central Indiana as of early Wednesday morning. Up to 2 inches have fallen in south-central Indiana. This has led creeks to rise above flood stage and rivers will follow in the coming days. Additional rain is in the forecast over the next several days. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Spencer. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Road south of river gage begins to flood. Gosport Road closes. Extensive agricultural flooding is in progress. Moon Road in very rural northwest Monroe County is extensively flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 AM EST Wednesday the stage was 8.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 18.9 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued this evening by around 700 PM EST.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d32b07205d60786ccb98d41ab6125e66a9537938.002.1 Codes: INC055, INC105, INC119 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d32b07205d60786ccb98d41ab6125e66a9537938.002.1