Flood Warning

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

White River below Eagle Valley Power Plant.

White River near Nora.

White River at Spencer.

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

White River at Ravenswood.

White River at Indianapolis.

White River near Centerton.

White River at Noblesville.

White River at Anderson.

White River at Muncie.

.Major flooding continues on the White River. As of Saturday evening the river was cresting from Nora through 38th Street in Indianapolis. The crest is expected to reach Raymond Street yet this evening, but not arrive downriver to Centerton until Monday.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...White River near Nora.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, The highest flood since March 1913 is in progress. Flood waters cross Keystone Avenue south of East 80th Street and Westfield Drive in Shore Acres. Extensive flooding of Ravenswood, Mystic Bay, Shore Acres, Rocky Ripple, and areas near the Fashion Mall and Clearwater Crossings Shopping Center. Water more than a foot deep in Riviera Club area. Evacuations are likely to exceed one thousand residents. Flood waters approaching critical levels on the Warfleigh levee project.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:00 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 21.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 6:00 PM EDT Saturday was 21.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood