Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 18 at 8:44PM EDT until April 22 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 18, 2026 - 5:44pm
Expires:
April 19, 2026 - 9:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Minor flooding is expected along portions of the Wabash River.
River flooding should begin tomorrow morning and continue into the
middle portions of next week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Several hundred acres of bottomlands along
the right bank from the mouth of Sugar Creek to northern edge of
Montezuma begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 10.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage tomorrow
afternoon to 14.3 feet early Monday morning. It will then
fall Monday morning. It will rise to 14.4 feet Tuesday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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 Sunday afternoon by around noon
EDT.
Area Description:
Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Vigo, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov