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“The ice is still there, but it seems like the water is moving a little bit better”

MONTICELLO, Ind. -- Water levels are dropping on Lake Shafer, where an ice jam caused flooding earlier in the week, emergency officials said. via IndyStar.com

“If the ice moves a little bit, we're going to be OK”

MONTICELLO -- A massive ice jam on Lake Shafer Tuesday caused 5 to 7 inches of water to flow into an unknown number of homes and at least one business. via The Indianapolis Star

“But we do expect that to happen”

Dreyer & Reinbold Infiniti Tom Wood Lexus Lexus Certified Pre-Owned includes 3 Year or 100,000 Total Vehicle Mileage Warranty. via IndyStar.com

DELPHI, Ind. - Officials in two Indiana counties were urging people who live along the Tippecanoe River to evacuate today. via Palladium-Item

“We want to make sure that we service the needs of the people who have been affected by the flood.”

White County residents might have seen the high-water mark but not the end of the flooding. via Pharos-Tribune

BURNETTSVILLE, Ind. - A utility company has repaired a leaking natural gas line that was damaged by flooding along the Tippecanoe River. via NWI Times

“We had a great time this summer”

Trees, picnic tables, children's toys, boats, jet skies, sheds, propane tanks, gas cans - all those things swept into and down the Tippecanoe River. via Pharos-Tribune

About 100 out of 250 natural gas customers in White County have been reconnected after a six-inch pipe leaked Wednesday. via WBIW-AM Bedford

“We were getting calls from South Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama - calls from people checking on their friends, worrying that people they knew had been killed”

Hours after torrential rains pushed northern Indiana's Tippecanoe River over its banks, White County's emergency management office was bombarded by calls from panicked callers who thought a nearby hydroelectric ... via WHAS-TV Louisville

“It results in nearly 100 percent run off, very little is absorbed.”

Thunderstorms that dropped more than 5 inches of rain north of Lafayette pushed rivers and streams over their banks today and sent at least 150 people to shelters. via IndyStar.com

“The water, either from wind or the flood, is coming over the top of the dam, but it's minimal”

Storms that dropped more than 5 inches of rain on parts of Indiana amid record warmth pushed rivers and streams over their banks, killing at least one person and threatening to overwhelm a dam on the Tippecanoe ... via USA Today