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FLSIND

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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ILC023-033-INC153-167-020615-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-240502T1800Z/
/TERI3.1.ER.240501T0352Z.240501T1000Z.240502T0600Z.NO/
1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /1005 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024/

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

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

* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Flood waters begin to enter the two breaks
  in the Honey Creek Levee maintained by the Honey Creek Levee
  Association.  These two breaks occurred during the April 2013
  flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 AM EDT Wednesday /9:30 AM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
    was 16.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:30 AM EDT Wednesday /9:30 AM CDT Wednesday/ was
    16.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.6
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
    after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3960 8736 3943 8740 3930 8757 3932 8763
      3945 8747 3960 8741


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ILC033-101-INC083-153-020615-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240504T1630Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.240501T0300Z.240503T0600Z.240504T0430Z.NO/
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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ILC033-101-INC083-153-020615-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-240504T2000Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240503T0000Z.240504T0800Z.NO/
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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INC121-165-167-020615-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-240503T0900Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.240429T0937Z.240501T0100Z.240502T2100Z.NO/
1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.

* WHEN...Until early Friday 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 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 15.8 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday was 16.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon and continue falling and remain below
    flood stage.
  - 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


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EB