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WGUS83 KIND 010217
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1017 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON DOWN TO RIVERTON.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA
ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
.MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WABASH RIVER
FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK...THAT TOTALED GENERALLY
TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS WESTERN CENTRAL INDIANA. FLOODING WILL
END AT COVINGTON TONIGHT...WITH MINOR FLOODING CONTINUING AT
MONTEZUMA AND MOST POINTS DOWNRIVER INTO THIS WEEKEND OR NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND.
THE NEXT STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED FRIDAY MORNING BY AROUND 1115 AM
EDT /1015 AM CDT/.
INC045-121-165-171-011515-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-260501T1515Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.260429T2207Z.260430T1100Z.260501T0315Z.NO/
1017 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 16.0 FEET, LOW AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
BACKYARD FLOODING OF COTTAGES ON RIGHT BANK STARTS A SHORT
DISTANCE UPSTREAM OF GAGE. CRITICAL STAGE OF YOUNG-NEAL LEVEE IS
REACHED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:45 PM EDT THURSDAY WAS 16.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4033 8709 4017 8737 3997 8739 3997 8745
4020 8747 4040 8709
ILC023-033-INC153-167-011800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260503T2000Z/
/TERI3.1.ER.260429T0710Z.260430T2015Z.260503T0800Z.NO/
1017 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026 /917 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 17.5 FEET, A FEW SLOUGHS AND A DRAINAGE HAVE WATER IN
THEM IN THE VICINITY OF SR 63 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WABASH RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 PM EDT THURSDAY /8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
17.8 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:30 PM EDT THURSDAY /8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY/ WAS
17.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING AND REMAIN BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3961 8736 3943 8740 3930 8757 3932 8763
3945 8747 3961 8741
ILC033-101-INC083-153-011800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260505T1424Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.260502T1200Z.260505T0224Z.NO/
1017 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026 /917 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE LEGACY POWER PLANT SITE.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THERE IS NO CURRENT OBSERVED DATA.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 18.2
FEET SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE MONDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3930 8757 3923 8754 3912 8762 3912 8768
3922 8762 3932 8763
INC121-165-167-011800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-260503T1030Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.260428T1941Z.260430T0945Z.260502T2230Z.NO/
1017 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 18.0 FEET, MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS
OVERTOPPED. FOURTEEN HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:45 PM EDT THURSDAY WAS 17.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3997 8739 3986 8734 3961 8736 3961 8741
3985 8741 3997 8745
ILC033-101-INC083-153-011800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-260505T2100Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.260429T1541Z.260503T0000Z.260505T0900Z.NO/
1017 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026 /917 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...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. A FEW PRIVATE ROADS NEAR THE GILL TOWNSHIP LEVEE IN
SULLIVAN COUNTY MAY FLOOD. WATER LEVEL IS AT THE TOP OF MOST
MAKESHIFT LEVEES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:00 PM EDT THURSDAY /9:00 PM CDT THURSDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
16.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:00 PM EDT THURSDAY /9:00 PM CDT THURSDAY/ WAS
16.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 17.0
FEET SATURDAY EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3913 8761 3899 8748 3886 8750 3885 8756
3898 8759 3913 8768
ILC047-059-185-193-INC051-083-129-011800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0062.260501T1200Z-260506T2136Z/
/MCRI2.1.ER.260501T1200Z.260503T1800Z.260506T0936Z.NO/
1017 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026 /917 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, RIVER IS BANKFULL IN ALL LOCATIONS. ALL
OIL FIELD PRODUCTION CEASES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PUMPING UNITS ON
SUBSTRUCTURES. ACCESS TO THESE ARE BY BOAT ONLY. AGRICULTURAL
LOSSES INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. FARMERS MOVE LIVESTOCK TO HIGHER
GROUND. CITY OF MOUNT CARMEL LEAVES FLOOD GATES B AND C IN YEAR
ROUND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 PM EDT THURSDAY /8:45 PM CDT THURSDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
18.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING TO A CREST OF 20.0 FEET EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- 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
AGM
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