Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued Friday afternoon by around 200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers and locations in Indiana...Illinois... White River at Elliston and Edwardsport. Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site, Riverton, and Montezuma. .Additional rainfall Thursday brought new rises to area waterways, with flooding now occurring in west central and southwest Indiana along the Wabash at Montezuma, Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site, and Riverton, as well as on the White River at Elliston and Edwardsport. Additional warnings may be needed later for Petersburg and Hazleton on the White River. Dry and hot weather with considerable sunshine is expected into next week, which will promote moving excess water out of the drainage system and drying the soil. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Edwardsport. * WHEN...From late tonight to early Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, Flooding closes Old Vincennes Road. High water crosses SR 358 on the Daviess County side just west of the levee. Flooding begins to affect higher bottomlands. Residential property of river cabins begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM EDT Thursday /6:00 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was 14.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 17.2 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood