Flood Impacts |
22.0 | Record flooding is in progress. East edge of Little Acre begins to flood. Cortland is completely surrounded by water. Flood waters invade Medora. Flooding of the west part of Brownstown begins. Flooding south of US 50 in southwest Seymour begins. |
21.0 | Approaching record flood. Many evacuations are necessary in rural Jackson County and some are likely in Medora. Water is at the edge of observers house. Only roads passable across the flood plain are US 50...I-65 and Indiana 11. All railroads remain above high water...but possible damage to railroads. River cabins are destroyed. Great damage to rural county road system. Water is completely over any levees. State Road 56 floods. |
19.7 | Major flooding in progress. River is at highest level since March 1913. Numerous evacuations. Most local roads are extensively flooded. River level is the backdoor of observers house. |
19.0 | A major flood is in progress. Evacuations may be necessary near Rockford...near Brownstown and at Shields Town. A levee may overtop at Shields Town. Shields Town is located about 6 miles west of Seymour. River observers house becomes an island. Many roads are flooded. 70% of Jackson County is underwater. An agricultural disaster during the growing season. |
18.0 | Extensive flooding is in progress. More than 50% of Jackson County is underwater. Flood waters near the east edge of Medora. High water isolates wastewater treatment plant at Seymour. Many county roads that do not cross the river begin to flood. Many state and county roads are impassable by water. High water affects many rural residents...but only a few evacuations are necessary. Flood waters surround most river cabins. |
17.5 | Extensive agricultural flooding in progress. County road 850 S and Indiana 11 begin to flood in southern Bartholomew County. |
17.0 | Flooding becomes more extensive. Although this level is fairly frequent...many local and state roads flood. Seymour gravel pit begins to flood. Livestock and equipment must be relocated to higher ground. High water surrounds river residences near Rockford. |
16.0 | Extensive lowland flooding affecting agricultural lands. Many county and state roads in flood plain become impassable by high water. These include SR 235 East of Medora...SR 258 East of Cortland...County Road 725 N and possibly State Road 39 South of Tampico. High water affects county roads near Vallonia and Shields...Ewing Road near Brownstown...County road 525 North near Seymour wastewater treatment plant...Honeytown Road and possibly state roads 250 East of Dudleytown and 256 west of Austin. |
15.0 | Lowland agricultural flooding in progress. Indiana 258 east of Cortland and county road 725 N (near Rockford) flood. |
14.0 | Pasture lands...agricultural lands and several County and State Roads begin to flood. High water isolates a few river cabins. State Road 235 east of Medora and county roads near Shields and Vallonia flood. Roads that begin to flood include 258 east of Cortland...County Road 725 N just north of the gaging site and Ewing Road near Brownstown. |
13.5 | Lowland flood continues. Jackson County Road 700 E begins to flood. |
12.0 | Significant agricultural lands begins to flood. High water affects some local roads. |
11.5 | In southern Bartholomew County...County Road 800 S begins to flood. Very low agricultural fields flood. |
10.0 | Cypress Lake near Indiana 11 and I-65 begins to flood. |
9.0 | Lowest areas begin to flood in the Medora area near State Road 235. |