NWS Indianapolis INFL.W 0102May 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Jackson, Lawrence and Washington County, IN
The National Weather Service office in Indianapolis issued a flood warning for Jackson, Lawrence and Washington County in Indiana, which was in force until 11:00 p.m. local time on May 31. It was the 102nd river flood warning the NWS office in Indianapolis issued in 2026. Indiana had 63 flood warnings in May 2026, against 44 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Indiana's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Indianapolis IN
- Area
- Jackson, Lawrence and Washington County
- State
- Indiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:59 a.m. EDT, May 28, 2026
- In force from
- 2:45 a.m. EDT, May 29, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KIND FL.W 0102
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Indiana since 2008Every warning type in Indiana
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana... East Fork White River at Seymour. .Heavy rainfall yesterday brought another rise on the East Fork White at Seymour and will bring minor lowland flooding to that area once again. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...East Fork White River at Seymour. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Pasture lands, agricultural lands and several county and state roads begin to flood. High water isolates a few river cabins. State Road 235 east of Medora and county roads near Shields and Vallonia flood. Roads that begin to flood include SR 258 east of Cortland, CR 725 N just north of the gaging site and Ewing Road near Brownstown. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 14.0 feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued late tonight by around midnight EDT.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.