The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced Brown County State Park and parts of Hoosier National Forest are closed to the public, yesterday. According to the Department of Natural Resources, Brown County State Park faces a lack of usable water due to abnormally heavy rainfall over the weekend. The DNR reports flooding has increased erosion in the surrounding area. The …
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The Town of Ellettsville has a 100 year history of flooding. At the town council’s meeting yesterday, Fire Chief Mike Cornman said heavy rains and flash flooding left no way in or out of the town, last Thursday afternoon. The town is working with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management on a flood study. Chandler Funeral Home Director Ron Wayt …
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One-third of Indiana is under an emergency declaration, following torrential rain and flooding last month. Governor Eric Holcomb expanded the list to Gibson, Lagrange, Vanderburg, and Vermillion counties on Friday, bringing the total number of flooded counties to 35. A near record amount of rain fell on the northern-most and southern-most parts of the state last month. The torrential downpours …
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