Indianapolis, Indiana

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Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Daviess, IN; Greene, IN; Knox, IN
Effective: 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am -> 2026-05-30 @ 3:00 am
Onset: 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am -> 2026-05-30 @ 2:12 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Indianapolis IN on 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 29 at 12:59PM EDT until May 30 at 3:12PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Description: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Indiana...

White River at Elliston, Hazleton, and Petersburg.

.Recent rainfall has lead to minor flooding across the lower White
River. Minor flooding is expected to continue for the next few days.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Elliston.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, River approaching River Road north of CR
150 W in Greene County. Some low lying agricultural land begins
to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Friday the stage was 16.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 18.5 feet this evening. It will
then fall below flood stage late tonight.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
Effective: 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am -> 2026-05-30 @ 3:00 am
Onset: 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am -> 2026-06-03 @ 3:24 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Indianapolis IN on 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 29 at 12:59PM EDT until June 3 at 4:24AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Description: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Indiana...

White River at Elliston, Hazleton, and Petersburg.

.Recent rainfall has lead to minor flooding across the lower White
River. Minor flooding is expected to continue for the next few days.

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

* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, County Road 250 West from State Road 56
floods and blocks the vehicle access to Dodge City. During the
March 2008 flood the river remained above this level from late
afternoon March 19 through April 9. As mid-March 2011 high water
was receding...SR 257 south of Washington reopened when Shoals was
at 10.5 feet and falling steadily for the past 2 days.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM EDT Friday /11:30 AM CDT Friday/ the stage was
20.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:30 PM EDT Friday /11:30 AM CDT Friday/ was 20.7
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Tuesday afternoon and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Gibson, IN; Knox, IN
Effective: 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am -> 2026-05-30 @ 3:00 am
Onset: 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am -> 2026-06-04 @ 3:24 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Indianapolis IN on 2026-05-29 @ 11:59 am
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 29 at 12:59PM EDT until June 4 at 4:24AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Description: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Indiana...

White River at Elliston, Hazleton, and Petersburg.

.Recent rainfall has lead to minor flooding across the lower White
River. Minor flooding is expected to continue for the next few days.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Hazleton.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* 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 fall below flood stage
Wednesday afternoon and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Lawrence, IN; Martin, IN
Effective: 2026-05-29 @ 11:49 am -> 2026-05-30 @ 3:00 am
Onset: 2026-05-29 @ 11:49 am -> 2026-05-30 @ 3:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Indianapolis IN on 2026-05-29 @ 11:49 am
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 29 at 12:49PM EDT until May 30 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...

East Fork White River at Seymour.

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

East Fork White River near Rivervale.

.Recent rainfall has lead to minor flooding along the East Fork
White River. Minor flooding is expected to continue for the next few
days, ending at Rivervale early tomorrow and Seymour by Sunday
evening.

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

* WHERE...East Fork White River near Rivervale.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, Lawrenceport Road just east of
Lawrenceport and on the south side of river begins to flood around
this level. During typical floods in this area this portion of the
road can be flooded by 5 to more than 10 feet of water. During the
January 2005 flood this area would have been near the "bottom" of
the river, underwater by nearly 17 feet. In the Great March 1913
flood, more than 25 feet of water would have covered this location.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 20.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:30 PM EDT Friday was 22.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Washington, IN
Effective: 2026-05-29 @ 11:49 am -> 2026-05-30 @ 3:00 am
Onset: 2026-05-29 @ 11:49 am -> 2026-05-31 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Indianapolis IN on 2026-05-29 @ 11:49 am
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 29 at 12:49PM EDT until May 31 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...

East Fork White River at Seymour.

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

East Fork White River near Rivervale.

.Recent rainfall has lead to minor flooding along the East Fork
White River. Minor flooding is expected to continue for the next few
days, ending at Rivervale early tomorrow and Seymour by Sunday
evening.

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

* WHERE...East Fork White River at Seymour.

* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 15.6 feet, Jackson County Sheriff additional roads
closed: CR 25 N through Honeytown, Slab Road between the river and
Ewing, Rockford Road near the skating rink, SR 235 from Medora to
SR 135. All these closings found in the republic.com site
published in Columbus, IN.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 15.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:45 AM EDT Friday was 15.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.5
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday
morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood