NWS extends area flood warnings

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St. Joseph River flooding at Howard Park in South Bend

The St. Joseph River is over the wall at noon Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at Howard Park near the Jefferson Street Bridge in South Bend. (Tribune Photo/GREG SWIERCZ)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jan 12, 2008 at 11:34 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jan 12, 2008 at 11:34 PM EDT

The National Weather Service extended flood warnings Saturday for area rivers, including the Yellow River at Plymouth and Knox in Indiana, the Elkhart River at Goshen and the St. Joseph River in affected Michigan and Indiana counties.

For the St. Joseph River at South Bend, the flood warning continues until next Saturday. The NWS does not expect the river to fall below its 5.5-foot flood stage until Friday morning, and it remained at 8.6 feet and steady Saturday.

For other area rivers:

  • The flood warning is extended for the St. Joseph River in Niles until Friday morning. Early Saturday, the river was at 13.2 feet and not expected to fall below flood stage of 11.0 feet until Thursday morning.

  • The Yellow River at Knox carries a flood warning until Tuesday evening. On Saturday the river was at 12.1 feet and is not expected to fall below flood stage of 10.0 feet until late Monday night.

  • The St. Joseph River at Elkhart is expected to stay in flood stage until it falls below its flood stage of 24.0 feet Wednesday evening.

  • The Yellow River at Plymouth is expected to drop below its flood stage of 13.0 feet Sunday morning at 1 a.m. It remained at 14.0 feet before noon on Saturday.

    Flood warnings also continue for the Tippecanoe River above Winamac, the Elkhart River at Goshen and the Kankakee River.

    For further updates on weather and travel conditions, check with SBT24/7 News at southbendtribune.com or with our newsgathering partners at WSBT-TV and WSBT Radio News.

    • Monday, Jan 14 at 12:43 AM michelle San-Pierre wrote ...

    the river is very high and there is still alot of flooding happing here in Starke county we have quiet a few rds closed.

    Sunday, Jan 13 at 1:04 PM jon wrote ...

    the yellow river in plymouth is still VERY VERY HIGH

    Sunday, Jan 13 at 11:54 AM wee wrote ...

    how do day no

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