Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1113 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Montezuma, Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site,
and Riverton.
.Minor river flooding continues but is expected to come to an end on
the Wabash River by Friday evening. The crest is currently near
Riverton. Additional rainfall from multiple systems over the next
week could bring renewed minor river flooding to the Wabash.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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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ILC033-101-INC083-153-030615-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-240504T0400Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240502T1800Z.240503T1600Z.NO/
1113 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024 /1013 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Old Darwin Road and a few low rural roads
between York and Hutsonville, Illinois begin to flood.
Agricultural flooding begins along portions of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling and remain
below flood stage.
- 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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CP
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1113 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Montezuma, Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site,
and Riverton.
.Minor river flooding continues but is expected to come to an end on
the Wabash River by Friday evening. The crest is currently near
Riverton. Additional rainfall from multiple systems over the next
week could bring renewed minor river flooding to the Wabash.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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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ILC033-101-INC083-153-030615-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240504T0300Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.240501T0300Z.240502T1800Z.240503T1500Z.NO/
1113 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024 /1013 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* 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 Thursday /9:00 AM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
15.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 AM EDT Thursday /9:00 AM CDT Thursday/ was
15.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.7
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
tomorrow 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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