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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Kentucky...Indiana...Illinois...

Ohio River at Newburgh Dam, Mount Vernon, J.T. Myers Dam, and
Shawneetown.

.Recent heavy rainfall in the Ohio River basin has caused minor
flooding.

For the Ohio River...including Newburgh Dam, Mount Vernon, J.T.
Myers Dam, Shawneetown...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

&&

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Mount Vernon.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 40.0 feet, Farm land and some main roads are flooded
in places southwest and west of Mt. Vernon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 40.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 40.6
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 35.0 feet.


&&

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Kentucky...Indiana...Illinois...

Ohio River at Newburgh Dam, Mount Vernon, J.T. Myers Dam, and
Shawneetown.

.Recent heavy rainfall in the Ohio River basin has caused minor
flooding.

For the Ohio River...including Newburgh Dam, Mount Vernon, J.T.
Myers Dam, Shawneetown...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

&&

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Newburgh Dam.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 43.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 43.5
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Monday
evening.
- Flood stage is 38.0 feet.
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&&

Part of SR 162 reopens in Dubois County after crash with injuries

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Crews called to crash with injuries on SR 162 in Dubois County, Ind

Crews called to crash with injuries on SR 162 in Dubois County, Ind. (Dubois County Sheriff's Office photo)

Part of State Road 162 in Dubois County, Indiana, was shut down on Wednesday after a crash with injuries.

Around 2 p.m. CT, the Dubois County Sheriff's Office said that SR 162 was shut down south of the Bretzville Junction due to the crash. The sheriff's office said the area would be closed to drivers for an unknown amount of time.

The extent of injuries sustained in the crash wasn't made entirely clear, but air evac and the coroner's office were not called.

The sheriff's office says that SR 62 has since reopened.

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