Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana…Illinois…
Wabash River.
.Significant flooding is expected to develop in the Wabash River
basin due to several rounds of heavy rainfall through Sunday. The
current forecast includes three to seven inches of rain over 72
hours in the Wabash basin, but does not include the final round of
heavy rainfall expected Saturday and Saturday night, so crests may
be higher than those currently forecast and last longer.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Wabash River at Covington.
* WHEN…From Friday evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS…At 25.0 feet, Many local roads are impassable. High
water backs up into Mud Run, cutting off some county roads just
northwest of Covington. North Sandhill Road begins to flood from
Mallory Branch. Mud Creek extensively floods W CR 260 N and
Sandhill Road by backwater from the Wabash River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 2:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 8.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Friday evening and continue rising to a crest of 24.6 feet
Tuesday evening.
– Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Thursday afternoon by around 115
PM EDT /1215 PM CDT/.
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