The amount of rain we’ve seen over the last few days is not a cause for concern, according to Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director Clyde Avery.
He said the areas that normally see high water or minor flooding issues did experience those issues over the weekend.
“We did have some roads that were closed due to high water again,” said Avery. “We were fortunate that we didn’t get the heavy rain that occurred Friday night and again Sunday afternoon so that spared us from additional flooding concerns.”
Avery added that the rivers aren’t at a level to cause immediate problems.
“The Tippecanoe River, down around the southeast part of the county, is right around 11.78 feet and it isn’t expected to rise any further than 12 feet. It does cause some minor flooding issues, but nothing that’s going to put anyone at risk. The Yellow River is fortunately is down to about 6.5 feet so we don’t see any potential risk with that at all.”
For more information on how to be prepared for a flooding event, call the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency at (574) 936-3740.
