...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers... East Fork Whitewater River at Abington. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...East Fork Whitewater River at Abington.
* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, This is approximately the FEMA 1 percent flood level. Stretches of River Road are flooded, with some properties in Brownsville and Yankee Town incurring flooding, with much of North Brownsville Road underwater. No access is available around the Paddocks Ford Bridge on Clifton Road near Yankee Town.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 15.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* AFFECTED AREAS: UNION, IN ... WAYNE, IN
