NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 19 at 11:20AM EDT until August 26 at 7:20PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

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

Wabash River at Riverton.

Wabash River at Terre Haute.

Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.

Wabash River at Montezuma.

Wabash River at Covington.

Wabash River at Vincennes.

.Moderate flooding continues on the Wabash River at Montezuma, where
the river is just past crest as of late Wednesday morning. The river
should crest at Terre Haute Thursday through Friday and make its way
downriver to reach Vincennes around the middle of next week.
Additional rainfall through Friday morning of around an inch was
included in the forecast for the upper Wabash and about 1.5 inches
over the lower Wabash, with only a quarter inch over the middle
Wabash. Changes in the amounts or location of the rainfall will
impact the crest and amount of time in flood.

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

* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday, August 26.

* 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 AM EDT Wednesday /9:30 AM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 24.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 AM EDT Wednesday /9:30 AM CDT Wednesday/ was
24.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.1
feet early 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

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