LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The severe weather Monday caused damage, road closings, and other issues throughout the area.
Flooding:
The town of Edna Mills on State Road 26 East in Clinton County is being evacuated because of high, rushing water. The Clinton Emergency Management Agency director Darrell Sanders said the decision to evacuate was made at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Sanders said residents are being taken to Rossville. School buses have been brought to the east side of the town to assist in the evacuation and the Department of Natural Resources has brought in boats to help evacuate people from homes already surrounded by water.
Residents in the Capilano subdivision of West Lafayette have been stranded in their homes. The single entrance to the subdivision is underwater. Many other parts of the area have flooding potential as well.
Lowland flooding is in progress along the banks of the Wabash in Lafayette. Fooding has been reported at the Fort Ouiatenon grounds and a the Grandville Public Access site. We have also had reports of flooded county roads near Covington.
Flooding is also taking place along Sugar Creek. Agricultural flooding has been reported. Montgomery County 175 E, Rock Ridge, River Road, and other county roads have begun to flood. Flooding may be in progress along US 231.
Road closures:
Benton County:
State Road 18 between US 52 and US 231
US 52 south of the US 41 overpass to Fowler
US 41 northbound between US 24 and US 52 (NOW OPEN)
Clinton County:
State Road 26 between Rossville and Edna Mills
Putnam County:
State Road 42 six miles east of US 231
Tippecanoe County
500 N between 50 W and 150 W
500 N, east of Morehouse Road
725 W from Division Road to 125 N
Flooding:
The town of Edna Mills on State Road 26 East in Clinton County is being evacuated because of high, rushing water. The Clinton Emergency Management Agency director Darrell Sanders said the decision to evacuate was made at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Sanders said residents are being taken to Rossville. School buses have been brought to the east side of the town to assist in the evacuation and the Department of Natural Resources has brought in boats to help evacuate people from homes already surrounded by water.
Residents in the Capilano subdivision of West Lafayette have been stranded in their homes. The single entrance to the subdivision is underwater. Many other parts of the area have flooding potential as well.
Lowland flooding is in progress along the banks of the Wabash in Lafayette. Fooding has been reported at the Fort Ouiatenon grounds and a the Grandville Public Access site. We have also had reports of flooded county roads near Covington.
Flooding is also taking place along Sugar Creek. Agricultural flooding has been reported. Montgomery County 175 E, Rock Ridge, River Road, and other county roads have begun to flood. Flooding may be in progress along US 231.
Road closures:
Benton County:
State Road 18 between US 52 and US 231
US 52 south of the US 41 overpass to Fowler
US 41 northbound between US 24 and US 52 (NOW OPEN)
Clinton County:
State Road 26 between Rossville and Edna Mills
Putnam County:
State Road 42 six miles east of US 231
Tippecanoe County
500 N between 50 W and 150 W
500 N, east of Morehouse Road
725 W from Division Road to 125 N
