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…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN…From Friday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS…At 23.8 feet, Ball field in Hutsonville is extensively
flooded. Blacktop road that runs along the Wabash River from
Hutsonville to Palestine is still above flood waters. Most all of
the roads leading from this road to the Wabash are underwater,
some by several feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– There is no current observed data.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Friday morning and continue rising to a crest of 23.8
feet Thursday, April 10.
– 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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