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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN

    FLOOD WARNING  

Sullivan County, IN; Knox County, IN


Flood Warning issued June 10 at 9:59PM EDT until June 18 at 6:48AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO THURSDAY, JUNE 18


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


Details:
...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

Information:
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/.

Meta data:
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Codes: INC083, INC153
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d97e9fd7cfa7be9e7118909c207877b09e2b5b7.001.1