Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river and locations in Indiana...

White River at Petersburg and Hazleton.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following river and locations in Indiana...

White River at Elliston and Edwardsport.

.Repeat thunderstorms over the southern half of Indiana today have brought heavy rainfall, with peak radar indicated amounts of between 1.50 and 2.00 inches southwest of Indianapolis, from Greene County eastward to Brown County, and Knox County eastward to Martin County. Rainfall elsewhere in the southwest quadrant of Indiana typically have been close to one inch. This rainfall will bring points on the lower White River into flood within the next 12 to 24 hours.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Sunday, June 28.

* 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 9:45 PM EDT Sunday /8:45 PM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 20.4 feet Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood