Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
Areas Affected: Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, 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: Wednesday 9:59pm EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 6:48am EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO THURSDAY, JUNE 18... ...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 Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. * WHEN...From this evening to Thursday, June 18. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana side. Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater. Old Darwin Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties in Illinois are impassable. Low agricultural land floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.7 feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday, June 17. - Flood stage is 16.0 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d97e9fd7cfa7be9e7118909c207877b09e2b5b7.001.1 Codes: INC083, INC153 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d97e9fd7cfa7be9e7118909c207877b09e2b5b7.001.1