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WGUS83 KIND 011632
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1232 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA
ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE LEGACY POWER PLANT SITE.
WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
.RECENT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE LED TO FLOODING ALONG THE
WABASH RIVER AT MT. CARMEL, TERRE HAUTE, HUTSONVILLE, MONTEZUMA, AND
RIVERTON. FLOODING WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND.
THE NEXT STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT BY AROUND 345 AM
EDT /245 AM CDT/.
ILC047-059-185-193-INC051-083-129-020745-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260507T0045Z/
/MCRI2.1.ER.260501T1315Z.260504T0600Z.260506T1245Z.NO/
1232 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /1132 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* 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 11:45 AM EDT FRIDAY /10:45 AM CDT FRIDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
19.1 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:45 AM EDT FRIDAY /10:45 AM CDT FRIDAY/ WAS 19.1
FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 20.5
FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE 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
ILC023-033-INC153-167-020745-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260503T0400Z/
/TERI3.1.ER.260429T0710Z.260430T2015Z.260502T1600Z.NO/
1232 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /1132 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* 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 11:30 AM EDT FRIDAY /10:30 AM CDT FRIDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
17.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:30 AM EDT FRIDAY /10:30 AM CDT FRIDAY/ WAS 17.9
FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON 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-INC083-153-020745-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260505T0936Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.260502T0000Z.260504T2136Z.NO/
1232 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /1132 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE LEGACY POWER PLANT SITE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY 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 18.1
FEET THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
- 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
INC121-165-167-020745-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-260503T0600Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.260428T1941Z.260430T0945Z.260502T1800Z.NO/
1232 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 18.0 FEET, MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS
OVERTOPPED. FOURTEEN HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:45 AM EDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:45 AM EDT FRIDAY WAS 17.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON 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-INC083-153-020745-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-260505T1424Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.260429T1541Z.260502T1800Z.260505T0224Z.NO/
1232 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /1132 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* 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 12:00 PM EDT FRIDAY /11:00 AM CDT FRIDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
16.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 12:00 PM EDT FRIDAY /11:00 AM CDT FRIDAY/ WAS 16.6
FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 16.8
FEET EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE LATE MONDAY EVENING.
- 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
EB
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