Flood Warning for Edwards, IL; Gallatin, IL; Wabash, IL +4 more
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What: Minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 20.0 feet, River is bankfull in all locations. All oil field production ceases with the exception of pumping units on substructures. Access to these are by boat only. Agricultural losses increase dramatically. Farmers move livestock to higher ground. City of Mount...
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 445 AM EDT /345 AM CDT/.
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...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...Illinois... Wabash River at Mount Carmel. .On the Wabash River, moderate flooding will continue at Montezuma and Terre Haute into this weekend...with otherwise widespread minor flooding from Lafayette on downstream. Flooding is forecast to end at Lafayette early Saturday. The main crest is at Terre Haute as of Friday afternoon and will slowly work downriver to reach Mount Carmel Wednesday. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Mount Carmel. * WHEN...From Sunday morning to Saturday, August 29. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, River is bankfull in all locations. All oil field production ceases with the exception of pumping units on substructures. Access to these are by boat only. Agricultural losses increase dramatically. Farmers move livestock to higher ground. City of Mount Carmel leaves flood gates B and C in year round. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 12:45 PM EDT Friday /11:45 AM CDT Friday/ the stage was 17.4 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday morning to a crest of 20.5 feet Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday, August 29. Flood stage is 19.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued August 21 at 1:41PM EDT until August 29 at 10:24PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Indianapolis IN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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