Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana...

White River at Ravenswood.

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

White River at Spencer...down to Hazleton.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Indiana...

White River below Eagle Valley Power Plant.

.Moderate flooding has ended on the White River at Spencer...with renewed minor flooding at Ravenswood through Friday morning...and widespread minor flooding downstream from Spencer to Hazleton. The crest will reach Elliston Friday evening....with flooding forecast to end at Spencer by Monday...while continuing for Knox County points through next Wednesday August 26.

Recent heavy rainfall lengthen the amount of time in flood for points downstream. The primary, higher crest is past Spencer and should reach Elliston on Friday and make its way down to Hazleton late Sunday.

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

* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN...Until 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 10:45 PM EDT Thursday /9:45 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was 17.7 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:45 PM EDT Thursday /9:45 PM CDT Thursday/ was 17.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.9 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood