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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Indianapolis, IN
Issued by NWS Indianapolis, IN
000
WGUS83 KIND 211409
FLSIND
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River near Petersburg and Hazleton.
Wabash River from Lafayette to Mount Carmel, except for Clinton.
.Minor flooding continues along a large majority of the Wabash River
from Lafayette downstream to Mount Carmel, along with the extreme
southern portions of the White River near and downstream of
Petersburg. River levels will steadily fall in the coming days with
only light precipitation amounts in the forecast. Flooding will come
to an end along much of the remaining areas of the Wabash and White
Rivers in the next 12-24 hours, with flooding along the Wabash from
Hutsonville downstream ending by Wednesday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued this evening by around 1115 PM
EDT /1015 PM CDT/.
&&
ILC101-185-INC083-220315-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-240423T2230Z/
/VCNI3.1.ER.240411T0322Z.240413T1500Z.240423T1030Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024 /909 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Vincennes.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Considerable agricultural flooding extends
from just north of the junction of Illinois 33 with Business 50 to
the St. Francesville, Illinois area. River Road from Lincoln
Memorial Bridge to Billett Rd is impassable. Extensive seep water
forms behind Illinois levees extending from Russellville to U.S.
Highway 50. Flooding of agricultural land begins in Knox County
Indiana west of the railroad extending for the Oaktown area to the
north side of Vincennes. Extensive flooding of Small Creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM EDT Sunday /8:45 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 16.7
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 AM EDT Sunday /8:45 AM CDT Sunday/ was 16.9
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Tuesday morning and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3887 8750 3874 8746 3846 8764 3847 8778
3871 8756 3886 8756
$$
ILC047-059-185-193-INC051-083-129-220315-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-240425T0051Z/
/MCRI2.1.ER.240411T0240Z.240420T2100Z.240424T1251Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024 /909 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Flood waters begin to affect residents of
East Mt. Carmel, Indiana. Fifth Street that parallels river
closes. Twin restaurant along the river also closes. Several
local river roads flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM EDT Sunday /8:00 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 22.1
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 AM EDT Sunday /8:00 AM CDT Sunday/ was 22.3
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.2
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3846 8765 3828 8781 3822 8794 3822 8800
3827 8800 3847 8777
$$
INC051-083-220315-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0059.000000T0000Z-240423T1612Z/
/HAZI3.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240421T1800Z.240423T0412Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024 /909 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Hazleton.
* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, In agricultural season, extensive flooding
of bottomlands and some of the higher bottomlands is in progress.
High water surrounds residents in river cabins. Oil fields and
local roads flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday morning and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3851 8744 3844 8760 3841 8773 3843 8773
3852 8755 3854 8744
$$
INC027-051-083-125-220315-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-240422T1348Z/
/PTRI3.1.ER.240406T1215Z.240419T0630Z.240422T0148Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024 /909 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Petersburg.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Lowland flooding begins to flood several
Pike County roads. Many of the following county roads begin to
flood around this level...east of SR 57 include CR 750N...CR 600N
and CR 1000E. Pike county road subject to flooding west of SR 57
include...CR 250 W...CR 400W...CR 675N...CR 700 N...CR 1000w...CR
900W...CR 700W and CR 775W.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EDT Sunday /8:30 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 17.8
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM EDT Sunday /8:30 AM CDT Sunday/ was 21.2
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3852 8722 3850 8729 3851 8744 3854 8744
3855 8736 3853 8729 3856 8723
$$
ILC033-101-INC083-153-220315-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-240425T0712Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.240403T2007Z.240420T0015Z.240424T1912Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024 /909 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, High water surrounds elevated river
cabins. County roads to these cabins are impassable.
Agricultural flooding is in progress. Seep water develops behind
levees.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM EDT Sunday /8:00 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 18.8
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 AM EDT Sunday /8:00 AM CDT Sunday/ was 19.0
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Wednesday afternoon and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3913 8761 3899 8748 3886 8750 3885 8756
3898 8759 3913 8767
$$
ILC033-101-INC083-153-220315-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-240425T0130Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240421T1800Z.240424T1330Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024 /909 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until late Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Leaverton Park in Palestine and park in
Hutsonville begin to flood. Agricultural flooding spreads to
higher land. Seep water is noticeable behind levees. Some
elevated river cottages are surrounded by water. Several county
or township roads east of Lincoln Heritage Trail between Palestine
and Hutsonville in Crawford County Illinois are impassable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Wednesday morning and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3930 8757 3923 8754 3912 8762 3914 8768
3922 8762 3932 8763
$$
INC121-165-167-220315-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240423T0224Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.240403T0745Z.240416T0015Z.240422T1424Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* 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 9:45 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 15.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 AM EDT Sunday was 16.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage late
tomorrow morning to 10.7 feet Friday morning. It will then
rise to 10.9 feet early Saturday morning. It will fall to 8.3
feet Tuesday, April 30 then rise again.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3997 8739 3986 8734 3977 8736 3977 8740
3985 8741 3997 8745
$$
INC045-121-157-165-171-220315-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-240422T0600Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.240402T1713Z.240413T1215Z.240421T1800Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Lafayette.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Nuisance flooding of a couple of low
agricultural fields begins in far western part of Tippecanoe
County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 11.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM EDT Sunday was 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this afternoon and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 4054 8670 4040 8688 4033 8709 4040 8709
4048 8688 4056 8673
$$
ILC023-033-INC153-167-220315-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-240423T0600Z/
/TERI3.1.ER.240403T1105Z.240417T0415Z.240422T1800Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024 /909 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, A few sloughs and a drainage have water in
them in the vicinity of SR 63 on the west side of the Wabash River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EDT Sunday /8:30 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 17.3
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM EDT Sunday /8:30 AM CDT Sunday/ was 18.7
feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon to 11.7 feet early Saturday morning. It
will then rise to 11.9 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will
fall to 8.9 feet Tuesday, April 30 then rise again.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3960 8736 3943 8740 3930 8757 3932 8763
3945 8747 3960 8741
$$
INC045-121-165-171-220315-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-240422T1630Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.240403T0807Z.240415T0745Z.240422T0430Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Covington.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Low agricultural lands begin to flood.
Backyard flooding of cottages on right bank starts a short
distance upstream of gage. Critical stage of Young-Neal Levee is
reached.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 16.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 AM EDT Sunday was 16.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river will oscillate above flood stage with a
maximum value of 16.4 feet this afternoon. It will fall below
flood stage just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 4033 8709 4017 8737 3997 8739 3997 8745
4020 8747 4040 8709
$$
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