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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
713 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


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: Big Blue River - Shelbyville, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         9.0 ft
: Flood Stage          13.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 15.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    18.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 10.5 FT at 645 PM EDT on May 20
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:Crest near 10.5 FT around 8PM EDT on Wed, May 20
.ER SBVI3 20260521 Z DC202605202313/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0520 :                   /  10.5 /  10.5
.E2    : 0521 :   /  10.4 /  10.1 /   9.8 /   9.5
.E3    : 0522 :   /   9.1 /   8.7 /   8.3 /   8.0
.E4    : 0523 :   /   7.7 /   7.4 /   7.2 /   7.0
.E5    : 0524 :   /   6.8 /   6.7 /   6.6 /   6.5
.E6    : 0525 :   /   6.4 /   6.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:  0.18/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.16/
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: Driftwood River - Edinburgh, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         9.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 14.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    17.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 12.4 FT at 630 PM EDT on May 20
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:Crest near 12.4 FT around 8PM EDT on Wed, May 20
:Fall below flood stage around 5PM EDT on Fri, May 22
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.ER DREI3 20260521 Z DC202605202313/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0520 :                   /  12.4 /  12.4
.E2    : 0521 :   /  12.1 /  11.8 /  11.8 /  11.7
.E3    : 0522 :   /  11.4 /  11.1 /  10.6 /  10.1
.E4    : 0523 :   /   9.6 /   9.0 /   8.5 /   8.0
.E5    : 0524 :   /   7.5 /   7.0 /   6.6 /   6.3
.E6    : 0525 :   /   6.0 /   5.8
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:  0.16/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.19/
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: Flatrock River - Columbus, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         9.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 15.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    17.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 10.3 FT at 630 PM EDT on May 20
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:Rise above flood stage around 11PM EDT on Wed, May 20
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:Crest near 11.3 FT around 8AM EDT on Thu, May 21
:Fall below flood stage around 5PM EDT on Thu, May 21
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.ER FLCI3 20260521 Z DC202605202313/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0520 :                   /  10.4 /  11.2
.E2    : 0521 :   /  11.3 /  11.1 /  10.7 /  10.1
.E3    : 0522 :   /   9.6 /   9.1 /   8.5 /   8.0
.E4    : 0523 :   /   7.6 /   7.2 /   6.9 /   6.7
.E5    : 0524 :   /   6.5 /   6.3 /   6.2 /   6.1
.E6    : 0525 :   /   5.9 /   5.9
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:  0.19/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.23/
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: East Fork White River - Seymour, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         8.0 ft
: Flood Stage          12.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 17.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    19.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 16.7 FT at 545 PM EDT on May 20
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:Crest near 18.0 FT around 2AM EDT on Thu, May 21
:Fall below flood stage around 11PM EDT on Sun, May 24
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.ER SERI3 20260521 Z DC202605202313/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0520 :                   /  17.2 /  18.0
.E2    : 0521 :   /  17.9 /  17.7 /  17.5 /  17.3
.E3    : 0522 :   /  17.2 /  17.0 /  16.7 /  16.2
.E4    : 0523 :   /  16.0 /  15.6 /  15.3 /  14.9
.E5    : 0524 :   /  14.2 /  13.4 /  12.4 /  11.7
.E6    : 0525 :   /  11.1 /  10.5
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:  0.23/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.29/
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: Muscatatuck River - Vernon, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         12.0 ft
: Flood Stage          17.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 27.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    32.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 10.3 FT at 630 PM EDT on May 20
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.ER VRNI3 20260521 Z DC202605202313/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0520 :                   /   9.8 /   7.5
.E2    : 0521 :   /   6.2 /   5.9 /   5.6 /   5.3
.E3    : 0522 :   /   5.1 /   4.9 /   4.7 /   4.6
.E4    : 0523 :   /   4.4 /   4.3 /   4.1 /   3.9
.E5    : 0524 :   /   3.8 /   3.7 /   3.6 /   3.5
.E6    : 0525 :   /   3.4 /   3.4
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:  0.18/ 0.04/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.26/
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: East Fork White River - Rivervale, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         15.0 ft
: Flood Stage          20.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 30.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    35.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 18.7 FT at 630 PM EDT on May 20
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:Rise above flood stage around 5AM EDT on Thu, May 21
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:Crest near 25.6 FT around 2PM EDT on Sun, May 24
:Fall below flood stage around 5PM EDT on Thu, May 28
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.ER BEDI3 20260521 Z DC202605202313/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0520 :                   /  18.9 /  19.6
.E2    : 0521 :   /  20.3 /  20.9 /  21.5 /  22.2
.E3    : 0522 :   /  22.8 /  23.3 /  23.7 /  24.2
.E4    : 0523 :   /  24.6 /  25.0 /  25.3 /  25.4
.E5    : 0524 :   /  25.5 /  25.6 /  25.6 /  25.5
.E6    : 0525 :   /  25.3 /  25.2 /  25.0 /  24.7
.E7    : 0526 :   /  24.5 /  24.1 /  23.8 /  23.4
.E8    : 0527 :   /  23.1 /  22.6 /  22.1 /  21.5
.E9    : 0528 :   /  20.9 /  20.3 /  19.6 /  19.0
.E10   : 0529 :   /  18.4 /  17.4 /  16.3 /  15.3
.E11   : 0530 :   /  14.5 /  13.8
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:  0.16/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.36/
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: East Fork White River - Bedford NWS, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         13.0 ft
: Flood Stage          20.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 27.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    32.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 16.5 FT at 100 PM EDT on May 20
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:Rise above flood stage around 2AM EDT on Sat, May 23
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:Crest near 22.6 FT around 8PM EDT on Sun, May 24
:Fall below flood stage around 5PM EDT on Wed, May 27
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.ER BFRI3 20260521 Z DC202605202313/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0520 :                   /  15.5 /  14.9
.E2    : 0521 :   /  15.3 /  16.0 /  16.7 /  17.4
.E3    : 0522 :   /  18.1 /  18.7 /  19.3 /  20.0
.E4    : 0523 :   /  20.5 /  21.1 /  21.5 /  21.8
.E5    : 0524 :   /  22.1 /  22.3 /  22.6 /  22.6
.E6    : 0525 :   /  22.6 /  22.5 /  22.3 /  22.2
.E7    : 0526 :   /  22.0 /  21.7 /  21.4 /  21.1
.E8    : 0527 :   /  20.6 /  20.2 /  19.8 /  19.3
.E9    : 0528 :   /  18.8 /  18.3 /  17.7 /  17.0
.E10   : 0529 :   /  16.2 /  15.5 /  14.6 /  14.0
.E11   : 0530 :   /  13.0 /  12.1
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:  0.15/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.37/
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: East Fork White River - Shoals, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         10.0 ft
: Flood Stage          20.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    30.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 14.1 FT at 630 PM EDT on May 20
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:Crest near 19.5 FT around 8PM EDT on Mon, May 25
.ER SHLI3 20260521 Z DC202605202313/DH00/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0520 :                   /  14.5 /  16.2
.E2    : 0521 :   /  16.7 /  17.0 /  17.1 /  17.2
.E3    : 0522 :   /  17.2 /  17.3 /  17.3 /  17.5
.E4    : 0523 :   /  17.6 /  17.9 /  18.1 /  18.4
.E5    : 0524 :   /  18.6 /  18.7 /  18.8 /  19.0
.E6    : 0525 :   /  19.2 /  19.3 /  19.5 /  19.3
.E7    : 0526 :   /  19.2 /  19.1 /  18.8 /  18.6
.E8    : 0527 :   /  18.2 /  17.8 /  17.3 /  16.8
.E9    : 0528 :   /  16.2 /  15.6 /  15.1 /  14.3
.E10   : 0529 :   /  13.6 /  12.8 /  11.8 /  11.1
.E11   : 0530 :   /  10.1 /   9.4
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:  0.24/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.30/
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