Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 2 at 10:10PM EDT until May 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 2, 2026 - 7:10pm
Expires:
May 3, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
East Fork White River near Rivervale.
White River at Hazleton.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River at Petersburg.
Wabash River at Hutsonville down to Riverton...and at Mount Carmel.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Indiana...
East Fork White River near Bedford.
White River at Edwardsport.
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Minor flooding has ended on the White River at Edwardsport...and on
the Wabash River at Montezuma. Minor flooding continues on the
lower White River...most of the lower Wabash River...and on the East
Fork White at Rivervale. Flooding will end at Rivervale and on the
Wabash at Hutsonville and Riverton on Monday...and end on both the
lower White River and on the Wabash at Mount Comfort by the middle
of the week.
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 Montezuma and Terre Haute Saturday...with minor flooding
continuing at most points downriver into next week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until Monday evening.
* 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
Monday morning and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued this evening by around 1115 PM
EDT /1015 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov