Flood Warning for Hamilton, IN; Madison, IN
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What: Moderate flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 15.8 feet, Madison Avenue between Van Buskirk Road and Seeton Street is closed. Where: White River at Anderson. When: From this afternoon to Saturday evening.
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued this evening by around 1130 PM EDT.
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...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana... White River at Anderson. .The White River near Anderson is expected to quickly rise above flood stage later today with moderate flooding expected by this afternoon or evening due to recent heavy rainfall. Rainfall amounts as high as 2 to 5 inches have been reported upstream along the White River over the past 24 hours. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible through today. The White River near Anderson is expected to begin falling tonight into Thursday, but Minor flooding will continue through at least Friday night. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Anderson. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 15.8 feet, Madison Avenue between Van Buskirk Road and Seeton Street is closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 7:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 6.5 feet. Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this afternoon to 15.5 feet this evening. It will then fall early tomorrow afternoon. It will rise to 12.4 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. Flood stage is 10.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued August 12 at 8:30AM EDT until August 15 at 6:01PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Indianapolis IN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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