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FLWIND

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
952 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a
Flood Warning for the following river and location in Indiana...

  Wabash River at Montezuma.

.Past and upcoming rainfall is expected to push the Wabash River
above flood stage toward early to mid afternoon Monday at Montezuma
in western Indiana.  The current forecast calls for a crest of about
four tenths of a foot above flood stage, and for the river to drop
below flood stage May 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.

The next statement should be issued Monday afternoon by around 200
PM EDT.

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INC121-165-167-291800-
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/MTZI3.1.ER.240429T2000Z.240430T1200Z.240501T2100Z.NO/
952 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.

* WHEN...From Monday afternoon to early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Several hundred acres of bottomlands along
  the right bank from the mouth of Sugar Creek to northern edge of
  Montezuma begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 14.4 feet Tuesday morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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BH