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WGUS83 KIND 211424
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1024 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008
...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA...
MUSCATATUCK RIVER...WABASH RIVER...WHITE RIVER...
.EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING WILL END ALONG THE WHITE AND WABASH
RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA THIS WEEK. THE MUSCATATUCK RIVER WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL THIS WEEK. ALL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
END IN SOUTHERN INDIANA BY MAY 26. HIGH WATER WILL RECEDE
FROM STATE ROAD 257 SOUTH OF WASHINGTON BY FRIDAY.
RIVERS IN CENTRAL INDIANA WILL EITHER REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR
CONTINUE TO FALL.
FLOODING AFFECTED AGRICULTURAL LANDS...LOCAL RIVER ROADS...A FEW
STATE ROADS AND RIVER PARKS.
SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATER. TURN
AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. BE ALERT FOR FLOOD DEBRIS ON PREVIOUSLY
FLOODED ROADS. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS.
FOR DETAILED FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON THE WEB.
FROM THE BLUE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE...CLICK ON RIVERS
AND LAKES.
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1024 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MUSCATATUCK RIVER AT WHEELER HOLLOW.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY
THURSDAY.
* AT 20.0 FEET...HIGH WATER IS NOTICED ALONG THE RIVER. FLOOD WATERS
IN A FEW BACKYARDS. A FEW ROADS ARE FLOODED.
ILC185-INC027-051-083-125-221423-
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1024 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 21.0 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS HIGHER BOTTOMLANDS AND MAY AFFECT A
FEW RESIDENTS IN AN AREA KNOWN AS DODGE CITY. STATE ROAD 257 SOUTH
OF WASHINGTON COMPLETELY FLOODS AT THIS LEVEL IF SHOALS REMAINS
ABOVE 15 FEET.
ILC185-INC051-083-221423-
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1024 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON.
* UNTIL MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 21.4 FEET BY
THURSDAY.
* AT 22.0 FEET...IN AGRICULTURAL SEASON, EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF
BOTTOMLANDS AND SOME OF THE HIGHER BOTTOMLANDS IS IN PROGRESS.
HIGH WATER SURROUNDS RESIDENTS IN RIVER CABINS. OIL FIELDS AND
LOCAL ROADS FLOOD.
ILC033-101-INC083-153-221423-
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1024 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE TONIGHT.
* 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.
ILC033-101-INC083-153-221423-
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/RVTI3.1.ER.080514T1216Z.080516T1600Z.080522T1218Z.NO/
1024 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008
..FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING
THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...SOME AGRICULTURAL LANDS UNDERWATER. A FEW RURAL
ROADS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS CLOSE AS WATER BACKS UP MINNOW
SLOUGH. HIGH WATER AFFECTS CAMPGROUND AT LEAVERTON PARK IN
PALESTINE. WATER LEVEL IS AT THE TOP OF MOST MAKESHIFT LEVEES.
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/MCRI2.1.ER.080514T2152Z.080519T0400Z.080525T0200Z.UU/
1024 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT RESIDENTS OF EAST MT.
CARMEL, INDIANA. FIFTH STREET THAT PARALLELS RIVER CLOSES. TWIN
RESTAURANT ALONG THE RIVER ALSO CLOSES. SEVERAL LOCAL RIVER ROADS
FLOOD.
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