NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 21 at 12:12AM EDT until August 29 at 10:24AM 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...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.

* WHEN...Until Saturday, August 29.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Shortcut (gravel road) to Riverton floods
at 20 to 21 feet as Wabash River backs up Turtle Creek a few miles
south of Merom.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 PM EDT Thursday /10:00 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage
was 19.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:00 PM EDT Thursday /10:00 PM CDT Thursday/ was
19.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.9
feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Friday, August 28.
- Flood stage is 15.0 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