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The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana East Fork White River near Rivervaleand near Bedford. White River at Edwardsport down to Hazleton. .Following heavy rainfall earlier this weekminor flooding continues on the lower White Riverand on the East Fork White at Rivervalewith brief minor flooding expected on the East Fork White at Bedford Saturday night into Sunday. Flooding will end early next week on the East Fork Whiteand the White River at Edwardsportwhile continuing into the mid-week at Petersburg and Hazleton.
What: Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
Where: White River at Petersburg.
When: Until early Wednesday afternoon.
Impacts: At 20.5 feet, County Road 250 West from State Road 56 floods and blocks the vehicle access to Dodge City. During the March 2008 flood the river remained above this level from late afternoon March 19 through April 9. As mid-March 2011 high water was recedingSR 257 south of Washington reopened when Shoals was at 10.5 feet and falling steadily for the past 2 days.
Additional Details: - At 8:45 PM EDT Friday /7:45 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 20.5 feet. - Recent ActivityThe maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 PM EDT Friday /7:45 PM CDT Friday/ was 20.6 feet. - ForecastThe river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.6 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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 afternoon by around 145 PM EDT /1245 PM CDT/.