iNWS Alert

...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...Illinois... Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. Wabash River at Riverton. .Recent rainfall has brought Montezuma back above flood stage this morning with Hutsonville and Riverton also expected to rise above flood stage on Tuesday. Numerous rain showers are expected today before dry weather returns for Tuesday and Wednesday.

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1127 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 /1027 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024/

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to Saturday evening.

* 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 Monday /10:00 AM CDT Monday/ the stage was
13.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 16.3 feet Thursday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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