...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana... Big Blue River at Carthage. .Total rainfall amounts of 3 to over 5 inches of rain across much of central and southern Indiana will bring minor flooding to the Big Blue River at Carthage. Additional rainfall over the weekend and next week could bring additional flooding.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Blue River at Carthage.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late tomorrow morning.
* 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 11:30 AM EST Thursday the stage was 6.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.8 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: HENRY, IN ... RUSH, IN ... SHELBY, IN
