Headline:
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 11:29AM EDT until August 17 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 12, 2026 - 8:29am
Expires:
August 12, 2026 - 11:30pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...
Wabash River at Covington.
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Heavy rainfall across northern and central Indiana will make its
way into the Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers and bring minor lowland
flooding along those rivers. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to
2.5 inches through Friday morning in the upper parts of those basins
was included in the forecast, so any deviations from that could
change the crests and amount of time in flood.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Montezuma agricultural levee is
overtopped. Fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 4.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 16.6 feet early Saturday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 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 late tonight by around 230 AM
EDT.
Area Description:
Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Vigo, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov