SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Some rain is expected today, and that’s on top of the intense rain we saw last week, causing river levels to rise across Michiana.
Flood Warnings in effect for portions of our area, let’s take a look at those rivers that have that flooding and some of the worst we’ve seen this weekend.
Currently, the St. Joseph River through South Bend, Mishawaka, and Three Rivers, Mich., the Elkhart River through Goshen, the Kankakee River between Starke and La Porte Counties, the Yellow River in Plymouth, and the Tippecanoe River through Ora and Winamac are under the Flood Warning.
Most of these rivers reached a minor flooding stage over the weekend, but the Tippecanoe River reached the moderate flood stage,
High water is likely a common sight across Michiana Monday morning, especially close to the rivers I’ve mentioned, so watch out during your commute. If there is a road blocked off, don’t try to go around it and drive through.
Add some time to your commute if you know you’ve got areas around you that have been at a higher water level.
The St Joseph, Elkhart, Tippecanoe, Kankakee, and Yellow Rivers have all been affected by the wet week we saw last week, but the good thing is most of them are expected to reach a peak in the next 24 hours.
Let’s start in the southern portions of Michiana, Kankakee and Yellow Rivers expected to reach their peak in the minor flooding stage this morning, the Tippecanoe River might be closer to this afternoon, of course the water levels are going to be decreasing fairly slowly, so still expect to see high rivers and creeks through Tuesday in these areas.
In the northern portions of Michiana, the Elkhart River will likely reach the peak this morning, while the St. Joseph River in both Three Rivers and South Bend will see the highest levels tomorrow morning.
Thankfully none of these are flash flooding, we’ve been seeing these fairly high water levels over the past couple of weeks, but again another round of rain is expected later this week. River levels are sure to rise again.