Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 8 at 12:15PM EDT until May 11 at 11:36PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 8, 2026 - 9:15am
Expires:
May 9, 2026 - 12:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
.Recent additional heavy rainfall around one to two inches has
produced minor flooding on the lower Wabash River. The Wabash River
near Hutsonville and Riverton will fall below minor flood stage
briefly later today into tonight before a second crest occurs Sunday.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until late Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Old Darwin Road and a few low rural roads
between York and Hutsonville, Illinois begin to flood.
Agricultural flooding begins along portions of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage late this
afternoon to 15.3 feet tomorrow morning. It will then rise
above flood stage late tomorrow evening to 16.7 feet early
Monday morning. It will fall below flood stage again late
Monday morning.
- 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.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 315 AM
EDT /215 AM CDT/.
Area Description:
Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov