Note that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.
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PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
203 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2010
CORRECTED TYPOS
...FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FROM FEBRUARY 19 TO MARCH 5 FOR CENTRAL
AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA...
THE LATE WINTER FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR MUCH OF THE WHITE AND
LOWER WABASH RIVER BASINS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA IS ABOVE
NORMAL. AN ABOVE NORMAL FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK MEANS THAT MODERATE
RAINFALL IS NECESSARY TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IN CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN INDIANA.
AS OF FEBRUARY 19 STREAM LEVELS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WERE
BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. CONSIDERABLE SNOW HAS
ACCUMULATED IN NUMEROUS AREAS SINCE FEBRUARY 5. SNOW DEPTH ON
FRIDAY...FEBRUARY 19 RANGED FROM 1 INCH IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA TO
NEARLY A FOOT IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. WATER EQUIVALENT OF THIS SNOW
COVER APPROACHED 2 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA.
WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND AND THROUGH
MONDAY...FEBRUARY 22. WATER EQUIVALENT OF THIS WINTRY MIX MAY
APPROACH 1.5 INCHES IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. RIVERS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA
MAY APPROACH BANKFULL LEVELS DURING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 21.
THE 6 T0 10 DAY OUTLOOK FROM WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24 THROUGH SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 28 AND THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FROM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26
THROUGH THURSDAY MARCH 4 INDICATES BELOW PRECIPITATION AND BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS INDIANA. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN
WOULD LIMIT ANY FLOODING.
PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
DAILY WEATHER CONDITIONS. FLOOD CONDITIONS CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
DURING LATE FEBRUARY. SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT FLOODS TO STRIKE INDIANA
HAVE OCCURRED DURING LATE FEBRUARY AND EARLY MARCH.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CHANGING WEATHER AND RIVER
CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE NEXT FLOOD OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY
MARCH 5.
FOR DETAILED WEATHER AND FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON
THE WEB.
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