Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 30 at 10:17PM EDT until May 5 at 10:24AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 30, 2026 - 7:17pm
Expires:
May 1, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...Illinois...
Wabash River at Covington down to Riverton.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
.Minor flooding continues along portions of the Wabash River
following heavy rainfall earlier this week...that totaled generally
two to four inches across western central Indiana. Flooding will
end at Covington tonight...with minor flooding continuing at
Montezuma and most points downriver into this weekend or next week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until late Tuesday morning.
* 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 rise to a crest of 18.2
feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
late Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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 Friday morning by around 1115 AM
EDT /1015 AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov