Flood Warning for Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN +1 more
What: Minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana side. Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater. Old Darwin Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties in Illinois are...
Official alert brief
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois... Wabash River at Terre Haute down to Mount Carmel. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Indiana... Wabash River at Montezuma. .Flooding on the Wabash River has ended Monday evening at Covington, and will end at Terre Haute pre-dawn Tuesday...while minor flooding continues at Hutsonville down to Vincennes. The crest passing Riverton late tonight will reach Vincennes by Tuesday afternoon...with minor flooding starting at Mount Carmel late Tuesday.
WHAT
Minor flooding is forecast.
WHERE
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
WHEN
Until Thursday afternoon.
IMPACTS
At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana side. Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater. Old Darwin Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties in Illinois are impassable. Low agricultural land floods.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
There is no current observed data. Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Thursday morning and continue falling and remain below flood stage. Flood stage is 16.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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 late tonight by around midnight EDT /1100 PM CDT/.