NWS Indianapolis INFL.W 0103May 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Bartholomew, Johnson and Shelby, IN
The National Weather Service office in Indianapolis issued a flood warning for Bartholomew, Johnson and Shelby in Indiana, which was in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on May 30. It was the 103rd 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 36 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Indianapolis IN
- Area
- Bartholomew, Johnson and Shelby
- State
- Indiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:04 a.m. EDT, May 28, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KIND FL.W 0103
- 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... Driftwood River near Edinburgh. .Heavy rainfall yesterday brought a sharp rise on the Driftwood River near Edinburgh and will bring minor lowland flooding to that area. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Driftwood River near Edinburgh. * WHEN...From this afternoon to early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Lowland flooding reported along Sugar Creek and Big Blue River in southern Johnson County in March 2011. Lowland flooding begins along portions of the Driftwood River in northern Bartholomew County. Water is near CR 950N to Double Y Saddle Club. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 11.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 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 this evening by around 1100 PM 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.