Wednesday, February 6, 2019

National Weather Service Issues Flood Warning for Tippecanoe River

Posted on February 6, 2019
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI

The Tippecanoe River is on the rise and the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning until further notice.  Rain and snow melt are causing water levels to rise.

As of 6 a.m. ET Wednesday morning, the flood stage was at 12.2 feet and rising.  The flood stage is at 12 feet.  National Weather Service officials say the river will rise to a crest near 12.9 feet around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10 and begin falling.

This notice affects locations in Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski and Starke Counties.

At 13.0 feet, flooding begins to affect streets and homes in Monterey.

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