Conflict · White River floodWhite River Shatters 112-Year Record as 16 Million Under Flood WatchesAired August 15, 2026 at 3:48 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Indiana's White River has broken a flood0:02record that stood since 1913, cresting0:05just shy of 25 feet overnight after six0:07straight days of powerful storms across0:10the Midwest. Around 16 million Americans0:12are under flood watches today as the0:14region remains saturated.0:16After nearly a week of relentless rain,0:19the river pushed past its 112-year high0:21overnight, breaking the mark that had0:24held since 1913. The governor has0:26declared a statewide disaster emergency0:29putting state resources on disaster0:31footing. As the correspondent reported0:32[music] from the floodwaters in0:34Anderson, east of Indianapolis, the0:36video report was published early August0:3815. In Anderson, the river is still0:40rising and spilling [music] over its0:41banks with homes, roads, and low-lying0:44neighborhoods underwater as evacuations,0:45[music] rescues, and0:46neighbor-to-neighbor sandbagging0:47continue through the floodwaters to try0:49to hold the line. State resources remain0:51on [music] disaster footing while the0:53river holds at historic levels and the0:54threat has not yet peaked.0:57Like and follow for more stories that0:58matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗