A River Flood warning is in affect for the White River at Petersburg. It’s at around 20 feet which is four feet above flood stage. High water has shut down State Road 257 at the Pike/Daviess County line. Here is the official statement from the National Weather Service..
The Flood Warning continues for The White River at Petersburg.* until Tuesday March 08.* At 10:30 PM Monday the stage was 19.9 feet.* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.* Forecast…The river will continue rising to near 20.0 feet by tomorrow morning. The river will fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning.* At 20.5 feet…County Road 250 West from State Road 56 floods and blocks the vehicle access to Dodge City. During the March 2008 flood the river remained above this level from late afternoon March 19 through April 9. As mid-March 2011 high water was receding… SR 257 south of Washington reopened when Shoals was at 10.5 feet and falling steadily for the past 2 days.
