08/13/2026
⚠️ BREAKING: Whitewater River at Brookville, Indiana expected to rise into **Moderate Flood Stage** Thursday evening. This is significantly higher than earlier forecasts had predicted. Here's the impacts:
• 20 - Flooding approaches structures in areas of Cedar Grove and New Trenton, as well as West Harrison, Indiana and Harrison, Ohio, with some lowland roads affected near the river. Particularly affected are low areas from Stavetown, Indiana to Harrison, Ohio. Some secondary roads become flooded, and residents near the river may need to move to higher ground in these areas.
• 22 - Flood waters close some county roads and may affect portions of Route 52. Agricultural lands, campgrounds and trailer parks flood extensively at this stage. Low areas of Cedar Grove, New Trenton, West Harrison, Indiana, and Harrison, Ohio are impacted.
• 24 - This stage is roughly the FEMA 1 percent flood. Some homes along the river in New Trenton along St. Peters Road, with flooding also along Barber Road, as well as stretches of Highway 52 through Franklin County. Flooding occurs along Old Blue Creek Road near Brookville.
• 25 - Flooding occurs on numerous secondary roads near the river in Franklin and Dearborn Counties, as well as Route 52. Several structures are flooded from Mound Haven to Cedar Grove to New Trenton.
