Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
937 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...

  Wabash River at New Harmony.

.Recent heavy rainfall has caused the Wabash River to rise into
minor flood at New Harmony.

For the Wabash River...including New Harmony...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

ILC059-185-193-INC051-129-201645-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240425T1912Z/
/NHRI3.1.ER.240411T1303Z.240421T1800Z.240425T1312Z.NO/
937 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at New Harmony.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Harmonie State Park is closed. Surrounding
  bottomland is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.2
    feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 3816 8799 3815 8790 3797 8799 3781 8801
      3780 8809 3789 8810


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