Flood Warning Extended For Area Rivers

Posted on Author WKVI
 
 

Area rivers are under flood warnings as a result of this week’s snowfall. The flood warning has been extended for the Kankakee River at Davis Route 30 until further notice, which will affect LaPorte and Starke Counties. Officials say the stage was steady at 9.7 feet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, with minor flooding forecast. Pulaski County Emergency Management Agency Director Larry Hoover is also keeping an eye on the Tippecanoe River.

 

Continue reading →

National Weather Service Issues Flood Risk Outlook Report

Posted on Author WKVI

 
 
The latest potential flood outlook for counties in northern Indiana and southern lower Michigan has been released by the National Weather Service of Northern Indiana, indicating an increased risk of flooding later this week. Several factors will play a part in the possibly flooding, officials say, as widespread snow and ice contain a large quantity of stored water.

Continue reading →

Pulaski Commissioners Address Auction Advertisement Issues

Posted on Author WKVI

Pulaski County Commissioners Larry Brady, Vice President Terry Young, and President Tracey Shorter
Pulaski County Commissioners Larry Brady, Vice President Terry Young, and President Tracey Shorter
The Pulaski County Commissioners responded to a man who brought up some concerns during the public comment portion of their regular meeting Friday night. The man told the commissioners that he works with an auction company and he claimed the county sold items at auction without advertising the items to be sold.

Continue reading →

Pulaski County Continues Storm Cleanup Efforts

Posted on Author WKVI

 
 
Sunday’s storms, while devastating to some, only caused moderate damage in Pulaski County but left many residents without power for several hours. EMA Director Larry Hoover explained there were some severe effects, particularly by Medaryville, which were caused by two small tornadoes that had developed during the storm.

“We started out with the storm front coming in and we had two small tornadoes spin up out of there. We had some minor property damage; no personal injuries, fortunately. Obviously no deaths. We did have quite a large outage on power; Winamac was out probably until about 8 p.m. Medaryville got their power back about 7:30-ish this morning. Denham now has their power and the crews are working on finish up Ripley. Hopefully they’ll be done by 2 o’ clock this afternoon getting the power back on,” said Hoover.

Continue reading →

Pulaski County Commissioners Discuss Military Vehicle Use

Posted on Author WKVI
 
 

Pulaski County Emergency Management Agency Director Larry Hoover and Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Ron Patrick discussed military equipment at the commissioners’ recent meeting.

Hoover explained that the sheriff’s department and the EMA can use equipment no longer used by the military for various uses. Hoover talked with the commissioners about selling that equipment after a period of time.

Continue reading →

Flooding in Pulaski County Not as Harsh as Predicted

Posted on Author WKVI

Entrance to the Winamac Town Park
Entrance to the Winamac Town Park
The flooding situation in Pulaski County may not be as serious as previously thought.

Pulaski County Emergency Management Agency Director Larry Hoover said the National Weather Service has lowered expectations of flooding of the Tippecanoe River in the Ora and Winamac areas. Moderate flooding is forecast in Ora, but the river will not crest as high as predicted.

Continue reading →

Tippecanoe River Crests at 14.65 Feet, Now Receding

Posted on Author WKVI

 
 
The Tippecanoe River near Ora reached near-record flooding levels as it crested at 14.65 feet; had the level been just more than a foot higher, it could have broken the record set in 2009. Fortunately, the river crested and is beginning to recede, but EMA Director Larry Hoover said the rains forecast later this week might cause it to rise back up again, so stay cautious. As of 2 p.m. yesterday, the river had lowered to 14.2 feet.

Continue reading →