Weather Alert in Indiana
Flood Warning issued March 7 at 12:58PM EST until March 14 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
AREAS AFFECTED: Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois... White River at Edwardsport, Spencer, Newberry, Elliston, Hazleton, and Petersburg. Wabash River at Mount Carmel. .Total rainfall amounts of 3 to over 5 inches of rain across much of central and southern Indiana is bringing widespread moderate flooding across the East Fork White and lower White basins and their tributaries. Minor flooding is expected in the lowest reach of the Wabash River at Mount Carmel starting Saturday night. Additional rainfall earlier today and next week could lengthen the amount of time area rivers remain in flood or bring additional rises next week. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Edwardsport. * WHEN...Until Saturday, March 14. * IMPACTS...At 22.9 feet, A 25 foot section of Levee Unit 8 failed at this level on March 6 2011...flooding local roads behind the levee. Flooding not nearly as bad as June 2008 levee failure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM EST Saturday /6:00 AM CST Saturday/ the stage was 20.8 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:00 AM EST Saturday /6:00 AM CST Saturday/ was 20.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.1 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Flooding is occurring or is imminent. Most flood related deaths occur in automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges, dips, or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream, even a small one, on foot. To escape rising water find another route over higher ground. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 500 AM EDT /400 AM CDT/.
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is
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