NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 19 at 11:03PM EDT until August 27 at 12:40AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river and locations
in Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Riverton, and Vincennes.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river and
locations in Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Terre Haute, Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site,
and Montezuma.
.Heavy to extreme rainfall over east-central, southeast, and west
central Indiana since the middle of last week is currently causing
both moderate and minor flooding on the Wabash River.
Rainfall today up to four inches fell in the upper Wabash drainage
area, and the showers and thunderstorms producing the heavy rain are
expected to continue through the night, slowly dropping south with
time.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* WHEN...Until Thursday, August 27.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Extensive flooding is in progress.
Greenfield Bayou levee may leak. South Lake area extensively
floods. Many local roads are under several feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 PM EDT Wednesday /9:30 PM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 24.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 PM EDT Wednesday /9:30 PM CDT Wednesday/ was
24.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.1
feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Wednesday, August 26.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1474th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days