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Part of: Putnam County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 22 at 12:18PM EDT until August 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 18,523 acres
- Began
- To end
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Daviess, IN; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Pike, IN · ≈ 29 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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- Forecast discussion NWS IND
Area Forecast Discussion
Isolated shower or storm possible this afternoon; cooler, less humid weather expected through Tuesday.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 739 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…
- News wimsradio.com
Update: State of Indiana Response to Flooding Aug. 20, 2026
- News WBKR 92.5
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