Flood Warning

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

White River at Hazleton.

White River at Petersburg.

Wabash River at Mount Carmel.

.Minor river flooding continues through at least Wednesday...on the White River below the confluence of the East Fork White...and on the Wabash River at Mount Carmel. River levels in these areas will slowly drop throughout the day.

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

* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Low bottomlands flood and flooding begins on higher bottomlands. State Road 257 may begin to flood if Shoals gage reading is over 17 feet. Private levees may be overtopped in many cases.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM EDT Monday /8:45 AM CDT Monday/ the stage was 18.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:45 AM EDT Monday /8:45 AM CDT Monday/ was 18.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.6 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood