Flood Warning Issued for Clay and Greene Counties, Indiana
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NOAA issued it on May 30, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Indianapolis has issued a Flood Warning for the Eel River at Bowling Green and lower White River locations until May 20 at 10:19AM EDT.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Clay and Greene Counties, Indiana
- Issued
- May 30, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Indianapolis IN
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Clay and Greene Counties, Indiana.
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by NWS Indianapolis IN. The alert was sent at 2026-05-18T20:57:00-04:00, effective immediately, with onset at 2026-05-18T23:08:00-04:00. It expires at 2026-05-19T14:00:00-04:00 and ends at 2026-05-20T10:19:00-04:00.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Clay County, IN and Greene County, IN. Specific locations include the White River at Elliston, Newberry, Edwardsport, and Petersburg, as well as the Eel River at Bowling Green.
What You Should Do
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. Intense rainfall across parts of central Indiana produced radar estimated totals peaking in the 3.00 to 3.60 inch range. At 7:30 PM EDT Monday the stage at Eel River at Bowling Green was 12.4 feet. Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Timeline
The river at Bowling Green will rise above flood stage late this evening to 18.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening to 13.0 feet Wednesday morning, rise to 14.0 feet Wednesday evening, then fall again and remain below flood stage. The warning is in effect until late Wednesday morning.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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