AREAS AFFECTED : CLARK, IL; CRAWFORD, IL; SULLIVAN, IN; VIGO, IN
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
Wabash River at Montezuma...and at Hutsonville down to Riverton.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...Illinois...
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
.Multiple rounds of rainfall over the past week...totaling at least
2 to 4 inches...has lead to minor lowland flooding along the middle
to lower Wabash River. The Wabash will continue to crest at Terre
Haute this weekend, with the crest reaching Riverton on Tuesday.
Flooding will end at Montezuma Monday...and at Riverton by the
middle of the week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.
* 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 11:30 AM EDT Saturday /10:30 AM CDT Saturday/ the stage
was 18.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 AM EDT Saturday /10:30 AM CDT Saturday/ was
18.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.1
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage late Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood