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FLWIND
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
418 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY AND
INCREASED IN DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING CREEK IN INDIANA...
FALL CREEK NEAR FORTVILLE.
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVER IN INDIANA...
FLATROCK RIVER AT SAINT PAUL.
.COPIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
ROUND OF STORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA NOW, IS BRINGING SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING TO CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS INCLUDES FLOODING ON FALL CREEK
AND FLATROCK RIVER. PLEASE KEEP ABREAST OF UPDATED RIVER FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
TO ESCAPE RISING WATER, TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO HIGHER GROUND.
EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET
AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK, SWIM,
OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS,
STOP, TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND.
THE NEXT STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED FRIDAY MORNING BY AROUND 730 AM
EDT.
INC057-059-095-097-141130-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-260815T0501Z/
/FCFI3.3.ER.260813T1403Z.260814T0600Z.260814T2301Z.NR/
418 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.
* WHERE...FALL CREEK NEAR FORTVILLE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, NEAR RECORD FLOODING ALONG FALL CREEK AS
LEVEL APPROACHES THAT SEEN LAST IN MARCH 1913. MOST LOCAL ROADS
NEAR FALL CREEK IN SOUTHWEST MADISON, SOUTHEAST HAMILTON AND
NORTHEAST MARION COUNTIES ARE FLOODED WORSE THAN DECEMBER 2013.
RESIDENTIAL AREAS NEAR LUXHAVEN MAY BE THREATENED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 3:45 PM EDT THURSDAY WAS 10.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 11.8
FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3999 8575 3995 8584 3994 8590 3995 8590
3996 8584 3999 8576
INC031-141130-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0157.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/STPI3.2.ER.260812T2130Z.260814T0100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
418 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...FLATROCK RIVER AT SAINT PAUL.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN PROGRESS ALONG THE
FLATROCK RIVER. LOCAL RIVER ROADS ARE FLOODED WITH POSSIBLY A FEW
RESIDENTIAL AREAS AFFECTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 3:45 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 3:45 PM EDT THURSDAY WAS 9.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 11.0 FEET LATE THIS
EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL LATE TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL
RISE TO 9.1 FEET TOMORROW EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL AGAIN
BUT REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3941 8555 3938 8575 3935 8583 3935 8589
3939 8584 3944 8557
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