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EXPIRED3/25/2023 8:20:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
3/25/2023 8:20:00 AM until 3/25/2023 4:26:00 PM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
This statement will be updated by 10 PM EDT this evening.
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...
Big Blue River at Carthage.
Mill Creek near Cataract.
Buck Creek at Acton.
Sugar Creek at New Palestine.
.2 To 4 inches of rainfall in the past few days has pushed several
local creeks and streams above flood, along with large portions of
the main stem rivers. Small streams will be in flood for the next 12
to 24 hours in many locations, with main stem rivers in flood for
the next week or more in several locations.
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Buck Creek at Acton.
* WHEN...From this morning to late this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Flooding in progress along Buck Creek in
southeast Marion and northwest Shelby Counties. Flooding
primarily affects agricultural land and some recreational areas.
Flooding of Shelby CR 700N one quarter of a mile east of Shelby CR
875W may begin at this level especially if Sugar Creek at New
Palestine is 7 feet or higher.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 AM EDT Saturday was 9.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this morning and continue falling to 6.8 feet late this
evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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