Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 5 at 9:59PM CDT until May 6 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2026 - 7:59pm
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at New Harmony.
.The Wabash River at New Harmony will fall below flood stage
Wednesday afternoon.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at New Harmony.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
Area Description:
Gallatin, IL; Wabash, IL; White, IL; Gibson, IN; Posey, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov