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WGUS83 KIND 020148
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
948 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA DOWN TO RIVERTON...AND 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 MONTEZUMA AND TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY...WITH MINOR FLOODING
CONTINUING AT MOST POINTS DOWNRIVER INTO NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON BY AROUND 200
PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
ILC047-059-185-193-INC051-083-129-021800-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260507T0045Z/
/MCRI2.1.ER.260501T1315Z.260504T0600Z.260506T1245Z.NO/
948 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /848 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 8:45 PM EDT FRIDAY /7:45 PM CDT FRIDAY/ THE STAGE WAS 19.4
FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:45 PM EDT FRIDAY /7:45 PM CDT FRIDAY/ WAS 19.5
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-INC153-167-021800-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260503T0400Z/
/TERI3.1.ER.260429T0710Z.260430T2015Z.260502T1600Z.NO/
948 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /848 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 9:30 PM EDT FRIDAY /8:30 PM CDT FRIDAY/ THE STAGE WAS 17.0
FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:30 PM EDT FRIDAY /8:30 PM CDT FRIDAY/ WAS 17.8
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-INC083-153-021800-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260505T0936Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.260502T0600Z.260504T2136Z.NO/
948 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /848 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
- 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
INC121-165-167-021800-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-260503T0600Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.260428T1941Z.260430T0945Z.260502T1800Z.NO/
948 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 14.0 FEET, SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES OF BOTTOMLANDS ALONG
THE RIGHT BANK FROM THE MOUTH OF SUGAR CREEK TO NORTHERN EDGE OF
MONTEZUMA BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 PM EDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:45 PM EDT FRIDAY WAS 17.1 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-INC083-153-021800-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-260505T1424Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.260429T1541Z.260502T1800Z.260505T0224Z.NO/
948 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /848 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 7:00 PM EDT FRIDAY /6:00 PM CDT FRIDAY/ THE STAGE WAS 16.6
FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:00 PM EDT FRIDAY /6:00 PM 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
AGM
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