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Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 22 at 12:18PM EDT until August 25 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Daviess, IN; Greene, IN; Knox, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 24,126 acres
- Began
- To end
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- Forecast discussion NWS IND
Area Forecast Discussion
Very isolated shower or storm possible this afternoon, otherwise cooler and less humid weather through Tuesday with next rain chance Wednesday night into Thursday.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 138 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A very isolated shower or storm possible this afternoon.
- Cooler and less humid weather expected through Tuesday.
- The next best chance for rain will be Wednesday Night through Thursday.
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.DISCUSSION (This evening through Saturday)... Issued at 138 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Surface analysis early this afternoon shows broad low pressure in place over Ontario. A weak trough within this flow has pushed east of Indiana into Ohio, and westerly flow was in place. Some SCT-BKN CU had developed over Central Indiana and was quickly pushing east. Aloft, strong ridging was in place over the Rockies, resulting in lee side subsidence spilling across the northern plains and into the Ohio Valley on NW flow. Dew points across Central Indiana were mainly in the mid 60s and skies were clear over IL and IA, building toward Indiana.
Tonight and Sunday...
Upper ridging is expected to build east tonight and Sunday toward the upper midwest. This will keep NW flow in place across Indiana and allow subsidence to continue to build across our region. Strong…
- Bulletin NWS Indianapolis IN
Flood Warning extended until Aug 25, 15:00 UTC
Daviess, IN; Greene, IN; Knox, IN
- News wimsradio.com
Update: State of Indiana Response to Flooding Aug. 20, 2026
- News WBKR 92.5
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