Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 6 at 7:31AM EDT until May 10 at 12:48AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 4:31am
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site and at
Riverton.
.Recent additional heavy rainfall around one to one and a half
inches has produced rising levels on the Wabash River...with minor
flooding expected to begin at Riverton and Hutsonville this
afternoon...and continue at these points into this weekend.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Sunday 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 above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 17.2 feet Friday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon.
- 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.
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 this evening by around 800 PM
EDT /700 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov