Flood Impacts |
29.0 | An unbelievable flood in progress. Water is over U.S. 231 and at the outskirts of Lyons and Bloomfield. River cabins are totally destroyed. Most levees overtop. Railroads flood. Town of Plainville floods if levee fails. |
28.0 | Near record flood is in progress. River cabins completely flood. Water is nearing or over US 231 and SR 57. Sandborn floods by river water. Flood waters enter a few houses and one grain bin in Newberry that is located on the riverside of RR tracks. Water is at the outskirts of Lyons and Bloomfield. |
25.5 | Levees in the Newberry area begin to fail. Water floods State Road 57 near Elnora. |
25.0 | Water at the top of levees which protect nearly 30,000 acres. A major flood is in progress. Evacuations are necessary at Elnora. Backwater may become a problem in Sandborn. |
24.0 | Inside flooding of some residences begin. Some people are forced to leave because of flood waters. |
23.0 | Water levels approaches a major flood. Homes begin to flood in Daviess and Knox counties. Sandbagging of levee protecting Elnora is necessary. Railroad tracks near Elnora flood. A few houses in Newberry flood. High water affects homes in Daviess and Knox Counties. Water is at the top of levee at Elnora and threatens about 10 homes behind the levee. |
21.0 | Flood waters reach critical stage for McGinnis and Shufflebarger Levees. |
20.5 | Indiana 58 at Elnora floods. |
20.0 | Greene County Road 550 W is impassable. |
19.0 | Extensive agricultural flooding is in progress. Some state and county roads flood. County Road 600 W just north of river flooded by possibly more than 2 feet of water for a considerable distance in Mary Long Cutoff Area. |
18.0 | Greene County Road 550 W begins to flood. County Road 600 W just north of the river flooded by possibly more than a foot of water for a short distance in Mary Long Cutoff Area. |
17.0 | Flood waters begin to surround river cabins. |
16.0 | Higher bottomlands begin to flood. |
15.0 | Most lowlands flood. A few inches of water on County Road 600W just north of the river in Mary Long Cutoff Area. |
13.0 | Flooding of a few lowlands begins in Greene County. |