Heavy rain closes roads across Dubois County, travel disrupted
Fifteen county roads were closed after overnight rain dumped up to 3.5 inches across Dubois County, disrupting commutes, farm traffic and emergency access.
Heavy rain closed 15 roads across Dubois County and turned low-lying county corridors into detours, with overnight rainfall ranging from about 1.5 inches to 3.5 inches in different parts of the county. The closures hit Madison Township first, then spread through District 2 and District 3, creating problems for work commutes, school traffic, farm equipment, delivery vehicles and emergency responders.
The first closure listed was CR 875 West south of CR 150 North in Madison Township, where Little Flat Creek forced the roadway shut. District 2 then had four roads closed across Bainbridge, Marion and Jackson townships: Meridian Road south of SR 162, St. Anthony Road West south of Schnellville Road, CR 230 South east of SR 162, and Hall Creek Road east of CR 400 East. District 3 carried the heaviest load, with 10 roads closed across Patoka and Jackson townships, including two separate closures on CR 400 South and other problem spots tied to Hunley Creek, Bruner Creek, Indian Creek, Short Creek, Valley Head Water and Flat Creek.
The Dubois County Highway Department has 31 employees responsible for 660 miles of county roads, including 384 miles of hot mix asphalt, 143 miles of chip seal surface, 112 miles of gravel and 21 miles of fair-weather dirt roads. Its spring and summer workload also includes ditch management, bridge and culvert replacement, road paving and patching, surface treatment application and centerline striping.
Weather conditions remained a concern after the closures were posted. The National Weather Service listed Dubois County under a Flood Watch until 8 a.m. EDT June 27 and a Flood Warning from 11:46 p.m. June 26 until 5:45 a.m. June 27, with some thunderstorms expected to produce heavy rainfall. State officials have been dealing with a larger weather emergency as well: on June 19, Governor Mike Braun issued an emergency disaster declaration for 63 Indiana counties after flooding, severe weather, tornadic activity and a derecho that hit from June 9 through June 18.
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