NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 22 at 12:07PM EDT until August 28 at 10:30AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river and locations
in Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Covington, Montezuma, Terre Haute, Hutsonville
Legacy Power Plant Site, Riverton, Vincennes, and Mount Carmel.
.On the Wabash River...minor flooding remains, with the moderate
flood level having concluded at Montezuma and Terre Haute this
morning. The river crest is at Hutsonville as of noon Saturday.
Flooding began at Vincennes near daybreak this morning, and flooding
is expected to begin at Mount Carmel tonight. Flooding is predicted
to end on the Wabash on August 28.
Largely dry weather is in store for the week ahead, with only low
chances of rain Wednesday night and Thursday.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until late Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 20.7 feet, Leaverton Park at Palestine, Illinois
extensively floods including the campground area. Rodeo area
still dry at this level. Most if not all local unimproved roads
leading to the Wabash River in the Palestine area are impassable
by any land vehicle. Extensive backwater flooding of Minnow
Slough, Sugar Creek and Lamotte Creek in Palestine area. Numerous
river cabins surrounded by water across the river from Merom
Bluff. Backyards of a few residences southeast of Palestine along
East River Road flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM EDT Saturday /10:00 AM CDT Saturday/ the stage
was 20.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:00 AM EDT Saturday /10:00 AM CDT Saturday/ was
20.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.8
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage late Thursday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1246th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days