Flood Warning for Wells, IN
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What is happening
What: Minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 10.0 feet, The river is at flood stage. Flooding of agricultural land begins. Where: Wabash River near Bluffton IN. When: From this afternoon to early Sunday morning.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 430 AM EDT.
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...The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana... Wabash River near Bluffton IN affecting Wells County. For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN, Wabash, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River near Bluffton IN. * WHEN...From this afternoon to early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, The river is at flood stage. Flooding of agricultural land begins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 9:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 9.8 feet. Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this afternoon to 10.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight to 9.2 feet early Sunday morning. It will rise to 9.5 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. Flood stage is 10.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued August 14 at 10:29AM EDT until August 16 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Northern Indiana. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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