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EXPIRED5/3/2024 11:57:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/3/2024 11:57:00 AM until 5/4/2024 2:00:00 AM
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued by 10pm Friday late tonight by
around 200 AM EDT /100 AM CDT/.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...Illinois...
Wabash River at Riverton and Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
.Minor river flooding continues but is expected to come to an end on
the Wabash River by midday Friday. Additional rainfall from multiple
systems over the next week could bring renewed minor river flooding
to the Wabash.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Some agricultural lands underwater. A few
rural roads in Crawford County, Illinois close as water backs up
Minnow Slough. High water affects campground at Leaverton Park in
Palestine. A few private roads near the Gill Township levee in
Sullivan County may flood. Water level is at the top of most
makeshift levees.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM EDT Friday /10:00 AM CDT Friday/ the stage was
15.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:00 AM EDT Friday /10:00 AM CDT Friday/ was 15.7
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this afternoon and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood