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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
742 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
WHITE RIVER AT ELLISTON DOWN TO EDWARDSPORT.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...
WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG DOWN TO HAZLETON.
.THE WHITE RIVER CONTINUES IN MINOR FLOOD FROM MARION COUNTY DOWN TO
EDWARDSPORT...WITH MINOR FLOODING TO START AT PETERSBURG PRE-DAWN
WEDNESDAY...AND AT HAZLETON LATE WEDNESDAY. WHILE MODERATE FLOODING
WILL BEGIN AT SPENCER TONIGHT...NO DOWNSTREAM POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH MODERATE FLOOD LEVELS. THE CREST IS FORECAST TO REACH
ELLISTON THURSDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BY AROUND
200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
INC027-055-083-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0165.000000T0000Z-260825T0123Z/
/ELLI3.1.ER.260815T2132Z.260821T0000Z.260824T1323Z.NO/
742 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT ELLISTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 24.0 FEET, STATE ROAD 157 BETWEEN WORTHINGTON AND
BLOOMFIELD BEGINS TO FLOOD. COUNTY ROAD 175 SOUTH OF BLOOMFIELD
FLOODS. COUNTY ROAD 100 W BETWEEN CR 110 N AND SR 67 (JEFFERSON
TWP), CR 850 N BETWEEN SR 48 AND SR 157 (JEFFERSON TWP), CR 250 W
BETWEEN SR 54 AND CR 250 N (FAIRPLAY TWP), CR 200 W BETWEEN CR 157
S AND CR 260 S (WASHINGTON TWP), CR 100 W BETWEEN CR 100 S AND CR
260 S (WASHINGTON TWP), AND CR 100 W BETWEEN CR 250 W AND THE
WHITE RIVER AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1:25 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 1:25 PM EDT TUESDAY WAS 20.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 24.2
FEET THURSDAY EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE MONDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3912 8692 3908 8694 3900 8693 3900 8697
3905 8699 3913 8696
INC027-051-083-125-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0172.260819T0925Z-260826T2303Z/
/PTRI3.1.ER.260819T0925Z.260824T0600Z.260826T1103Z.NO/
742 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /642 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 26...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26.
* IMPACTS...AT 21.3 FEET, STATE ROAD 257 SOUTH OF WASHINGTON BEGAN
TO FLOOD DURING MAY 2008 AFTER LOCAL RAINS OF MORE THAN AN INCH ON
VERY WET SOILS WITH PETERSBURG AT 21.3 FEET AND RISING AND SHOALS
AT 15.5 FEET AND RISING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:45 PM EDT TUESDAY /5:45 PM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
14.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE TONIGHT TO A CREST OF 21.2 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IT
WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3852 8723 3850 8729 3851 8744 3854 8744
3855 8736 3853 8729 3856 8723
INC051-083-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0175.260819T2300Z-260827T1552Z/
/HAZI3.1.ER.260819T2300Z.260825T0000Z.260827T0352Z.NO/
742 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /642 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY,
AUGUST 27...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 27.
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, IN AGRICULTURAL SEASON, EXTENSIVE FLOODING
OF BOTTOMLANDS AND SOME OF THE HIGHER BOTTOMLANDS IS IN PROGRESS.
HIGH WATER SURROUNDS RESIDENTS IN RIVER CABINS. OIL FIELDS AND
LOCAL ROADS FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THERE IS NO CURRENT OBSERVED DATA.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW EVENING TO A CREST OF 21.2 FEET MONDAY EVENING. IT
WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3851 8744 3844 8760 3841 8773 3843 8773
3852 8755 3854 8744
INC027-051-083-125-191800-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0171.000000T0000Z-260825T1923Z/
/FREI3.1.ER.260818T0223Z.260822T0600Z.260825T0723Z.NO/
742 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /642 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 25
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT EDWARDSPORT.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 25.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, WATER IS AT CRITICAL LEVELS FOR MAKESHIFT
LEVEES. MOST OF BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD. OLD VINCENNES ROAD AND STATE
ROAD 358 BETWEEN PLAINVILLE AND EDWARDSPORT ARE IMPASSABLE BY
SEVERAL FEET. HIGH WATER SURROUNDS RIVER CABINS. THIS TYPE OF
FLOOD OCCURS ON AVERAGE ABOUT ONCE A YEAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1:00 PM EDT TUESDAY /12:00 PM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
15.3 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 1:00 PM EDT TUESDAY /12:00 PM CDT TUESDAY/ WAS 15.4
FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 20.1
FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE TUESDAY, AUGUST 25.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3885 8712 3877 8723 3855 8723 3854 8726
3879 8729 3887 8715
INC027-055-083-191800-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0170.000000T0000Z-260824T1600Z/
/NWBI3.1.ER.260819T0000Z.260821T0600Z.260824T0400Z.NO/
742 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT NEWBERRY.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 17.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS BLOCK ACCESS AND BEGINS TO
SURROUND ABOUT 5 TO 10 RIVER CABINS ON SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIVER
JUST SOUTHWEST OF NEWBERRY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:30 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
THIS EVENING TO A CREST OF 17.1 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IT
WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3900 8694 3892 8700 3885 8712 3887 8715
3894 8708 3900 8696
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