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WGUS83 KIND 180229
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1029 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
ILLINOIS...
WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON AND PETERSBURG.
WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
.FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AT PETERSBURG AND
HAZLETON, AND ENDING THIS WEEK AT MOUNT CARMEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES,
DIPS, OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM,
EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER FIND ANOTHER ROUTE
OVER HIGHER GROUND.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND.
THE NEXT STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BY AROUND
300 PM EDT /200 PM CDT/.
INC051-083-181900-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260323T1800Z/
/HAZI3.2.ER.000000T0000Z.260312T2150Z.260323T0600Z.NO/
1029 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026 /929 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THERE IS NO CURRENT OBSERVED DATA.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING AND REMAIN BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3851 8744 3844 8760 3841 8773 3843 8773
3852 8755 3854 8744
INC027-051-083-125-181900-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260321T0400Z/
/PTRI3.2.ER.260305T2108Z.260311T2145Z.260320T1600Z.NO/
1029 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026 /929 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.9 FEET, DURING JUNE 2010 STATE ROAD 257 SOUTH OF
WASHINGTON BEGAN TO FLOOD AT THIS CREST LEVEL AT PETERSBURG AFTER
SHOALS CRESTED AT 18.19 FEET. ABOUT A WEEK LATER PETERSBURG
CRESTED AT 21.34 FEET...ABOUT ONE HALF FOOT HIGHER...BUT THE WATER
DID NOT REACH STATE ROAD 257 AFTER SHOALS CRESTED AT 15.59 FEET...
ABOUT 2.5 FEET LOWER. LOST RIVER DID NOT CONTRIBUTE MUCH WATER
DURING THIS JUNE FLOOD AND LOCALLY IT WAS NOT EXTREMELY WET.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 PM EDT TUESDAY /8:45 PM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
20.9 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:45 PM EDT TUESDAY /8:45 PM CDT TUESDAY/ WAS 22.1
FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING AND REMAIN BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3852 8723 3850 8729 3851 8744 3854 8744
3855 8736 3853 8729 3856 8723
ILC047-059-185-193-INC051-083-129-181900-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260320T1300Z/
/MCRI2.1.ER.260308T0537Z.260314T1330Z.260320T0100Z.NO/
1029 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026 /929 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 21.0 FEET, RIVER ROAD IN THE MOUNT CARMEL, ILLINOIS
AREA BEGINS TO FLOOD. LOWLAND FLOODING IN PROGRESS. A FEW LOCAL
RIVER ROADS ARE CLOSED BY HIGH WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 PM EDT TUESDAY /8:45 PM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
21.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:45 PM EDT TUESDAY /8:45 PM CDT TUESDAY/ WAS 22.4
FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 21.5
FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3846 8765 3828 8781 3822 8794 3822 8800
3827 8800 3847 8777
BH
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