Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
Areas Affected: Clark, IL; Crawford, IL; Sullivan, IN; Vigo, IN
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 9:59pm EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:59pm EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 11:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 6:00am EDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 8:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana...Illinois... Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. Wabash River at Montezuma. Wabash River at Terre Haute. Wabash River at Riverton. .Heavy rainfall of upwards of six inches since Saturday night in the Wabash basin is bringing minor flooding to portions of the Wabash River. Lowland minor flooding is expected from Montezuma through Riverton. The Wabash is expected to crest at Montezuma on Friday afternoon. Downstream at Riverton, minor flooding is expected to continue well into next week. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute. * WHEN...From Thursday morning to Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, Lowest river cabins across from the Wabash Generating Station begin to flood. Flooding of agricultural land along U.S. 63 north of Terre Haute, west bank of river and in southwest Vigo County occurs. County roads flood in southwest Vigo County. The wetland projects between U.S. 40 and I-70 begin to slowly fill. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 PM EDT Wednesday /8:30 PM CDT Wednesday/ the stage was 15.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.2 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening. - Flood stage is 16.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued Thursday morning by around 1100 AM EDT /1000 AM CDT/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d97e9fd7cfa7be9e7118909c207877b09e2b5b7.003.1 Codes: ILC023, ILC033 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d97e9fd7cfa7be9e7118909c207877b09e2b5b7.003.1