Flood Warning for Gibson, IN; Knox, IN
What: Minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 19.0 feet, Flood waters cover the Hazleton softball field. Pottsville Road is underwater and impassable. Where: White River at Hazleton. When: From Monday afternoon to Sunday, June 28.
Official alert brief
...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 Hazleton.
WHEN
From Monday afternoon to Sunday, June 28.
IMPACTS
At 19.0 feet, Flood waters cover the Hazleton softball field. Pottsville Road is underwater and impassable.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
There is no current observed data. Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to 19.5 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall early Wednesday morning. It will rise to 19.5 feet Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday evening. Flood stage is 16.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio, television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued Monday afternoon by around 200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.