Full Notification

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following creek in Indiana... Wildcat Creek near Lafayette. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following waterways in Indiana... Sugar Creek at New Palestine and Edinburgh. Mill Creek near Cataract. Big Blue River at Shelbyville and Carthage. Driftwood River near Edinburgh. Youngs Creek at Amity. Buck Creek at Acton. Muscatatuck River at Vernon. Mississinewa River near Ridgeville. .Significant and some major flooding is expected to develop in central and southern Indiana due to prior rains and additional rounds of heavy rainfall through Sunday.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Blue River at Carthage.

* WHEN...From this morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 8.5 feet, A frequent high water level. This occurs about two or three times a year. Local roads near the Big Blue River flood. Water surrounds a few homes in Carthage, enters dog houses in southern Carthage and affects used auto parts yard in Carthage. Water is in yards in the southern outskirts of Knightstown and extreme eastern Raysville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 4.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this morning and continue rising to a crest of 9.1 feet this afternoon. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: HENRY, IN ... RUSH, IN ... SHELBY, IN

Instructions:

To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground. 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 this afternoon by around 315 PM EDT.