Weather Alerts for Owen County

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
OWEN COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Greene, IN - Monroe, IN - Owen, IN
Effective: Fri, 8/21 8:34pm Updated: Sat, 8/22 7:45am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Sat, 8/22 10:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...

White River at Ravenswood.

White River at Edwardsport.

White River at Newberry.

White River at Elliston.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...

White River at Hazleton.

White River at Petersburg.

White River at Spencer.

.Minor flooding is occurring on the White River at Ravenswood and
then from Spencer downstream to the confluence with the Wabash.
Ravenswood should drop back below flood stage tonight. The main
crest on the White is approaching Elliston as of Friday evening
and should reach down to Petersburg and Hazleton over the weekend.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River at Spencer.

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, A few mobile homes located downstream of
Spencer are isolated because their driveway lanes flood. County
Line Road on north side of river has one foot of water and begins
to flood in a second place. Spencer Public Access extensively
floods. North Moon Road in very rural northwest Monroe County is
flooded by the White River.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 PM EDT Friday was 19.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday evening and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

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 Saturday morning by around 1000
AM EDT /900 AM CDT/.