Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
Areas Affected: Clay, IN; Greene, 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 1:00pm EST
Event Ends: Saturday 1:00am EST
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...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...Eel River at Bowling Green. * WHEN...From this afternoon to early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Lowland flooding is occurring along portions of the river. Sonnefield Road at McIntyre Creek is impassable. Water is on portions of Pioneer Road in the vicinity of CR 50 N. This level threatens campers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 AM EST Wednesday the stage was 12.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 16.3 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 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.d32b07205d60786ccb98d41ab6125e66a9537938.003.1 Codes: INC021, INC055 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d32b07205d60786ccb98d41ab6125e66a9537938.003.1