Flood Warning in Owen County, Indiana
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
3/25/2023 8:20:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
3/25/2023 8:20:00 AM until 3/25/2023 10:24:00 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 EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mill Creek near Cataract.
* WHEN...From this morning to late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Flood water near or on Owen Park Road.
Camp Otto Road flooded by several feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 15.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 AM EDT Saturday was 15.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.1
feet late this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
late this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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