Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding along a few points of the
Wabash River. This threat will continue through the week into the
weekend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 215 AM
EDT /115 AM CDT/.
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1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /1005 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana
side. Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater. Old Darwin
Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties
in Illinois are impassable. Low agricultural land floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 3930 8757 3923 8754 3912 8762 3914 8768
3922 8762 3932 8763
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding along a few points of the
Wabash River. This threat will continue through the week into the
weekend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 215 AM
EDT /115 AM CDT/.
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1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /1005 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Some agricultural lands underwater. A few
rural roads in Crawford County, Illinois close as water backs up
Minnow Slough. High water affects campground at Leaverton Park in
Palestine. A few private roads near the Gill Township levee in
Sullivan County may flood. Water level is at the top of most
makeshift levees.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Wednesday /9:00 AM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 15.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 AM EDT Wednesday /9:00 AM CDT Wednesday/ was
15.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.8
feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 3913 8761 3899 8748 3886 8750 3885 8756
3898 8759 3913 8767
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