Weather Alert Watch
Severe Flood Warning

Flood Warning for Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN +1 more

What: Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 18.0 feet, Extensive lowland flooding is in progress. High water surrounds many river cabins. Access to most river cabins is by boat only. Levees begin to protect farmland....

IL, INCrawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN

Official alert brief

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois... White River at Hazleton. White River at Petersburg. Wabash River at Riverton. Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Indiana... Wabash River at Mount Carmel. Wabash River at Vincennes. .Minor flooding continues on the White River from Petersburg down to the Wabash...and on the Wabash River from the Hutsonville area down to Mount Carmel. The crest on the White was near Hazleton while the crest on the Wabash was near Vincennes late Wednesday morning.

WHAT

Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

WHERE

Wabash River at Riverton.

WHEN

Until early Friday morning.

IMPACTS

At 18.0 feet, Extensive lowland flooding is in progress. High water surrounds many river cabins. Access to most river cabins is by boat only. Levees begin to protect farmland. Extensive flooding of Leaverton Park occurs in Palestine, Illinois.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

At 10:00 AM EDT Wednesday /9:00 AM CDT Wednesday/ the stage was 17.7 feet. Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:00 AM EDT Wednesday /9:00 AM CDT Wednesday/ was 18.4 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling and remain below flood stage. Flood stage is 15.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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 this evening by around 1100 PM EDT /1000 PM CDT/.