Flood Waters Recede Some Places, Rise Elsewhere

Some flood waters in Northern Indiana have begun to recede, but things have gotten worse in some areas. The Eel River receded enough to allow residents of a North Manchester mobile home park to return. But the Yellow River is still rising in Plymouth. Officials there say flooding could be worse than the flood of 1982. Forecasters expect the river to crest tomorrow. Governor Mitch Daniels toured the flooding along the Tippecanoe River by a helicopter yesterday. The National Weather Service estimates that it could be three days before the Tippecanoe is back within its banks.

The Indiana Department of Transportation has closed State Road 14 between Kosciusko County Roads 300 East 400 East north of North Manchester. Flood waters have washed out a large piece of the road. INDOT has set up a detour using State Roads 15, 114 and 13. Many county roads in the Q101 area remained closed due to high water this morning.