Workers at the street department were preparing sandbags for distribution Friday, Feb. 18. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.

Staff Report

WARSAW — With anticipated low-level flooding expected this weekend, the city of Warsaw Public Works Department is making available free sandbags for delivery to residents within the city limits. 

Sandbags will be available for scheduled deliveries only. 

To request sandbags, call the Public Works Department first at (574) 372-9561. If there is no answer at the Public Works Department, please call the non-emergency Central Dispatch number at (574) 267-5667, option 3, for assistance.

Public Works Superintendent Dustin Dillon said the city is watching flood levels on the Tippecanoe River and said he expects more runoff will make conditions worse.

The city specifically tracks the river’s water level area at Ora, which is a National Weather Service-monitored site. As of Friday afternoon, the water level at Ora was nearly a foot over flood stage.

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