NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 21 at 12:12AM EDT until August 28 at 4:10AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

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

Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.

Wabash River at Lafayette...Covington...Hutsonville...and Riverton.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...

Wabash River at Montezuma...Terre Haute...and Vincennes.

.On the Wabash River...moderate flooding will continue at Montezuma
and Terre Haute into this weekend...with otherwise widespread minor
flooding from Lafayette to Vincennes. Flooding is forecast to end on
Wildcat Creek midday Friday...and on the Wabash at Lafayette early
Saturday. The main crest will be slowly crossing Terre Haute through
Saturday...with a secondary, much smaller, crest now leaving
Lafayette...forecast to spread out before reaching Covington.
Flooding will begin at Vincennes Friday evening...with the main
crest forecast to arrive Tuesday night.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.

* WHEN...Until Friday, August 28.

* IMPACTS...At 24.9 feet, On May 3, 2011 two homes in West Terre
Haute area affected by seep water. River crested near 26.7 feet
about 2 days before.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 PM EDT Thursday /10:30 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage
was 24.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 PM EDT Thursday /10:30 PM CDT Thursday/ was
24.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.8
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Thursday, August 27.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Severity

Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe

This month

1336th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days