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WGUS83 KIND 021610
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1210 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE LEGACY POWER PLANT SITE.
WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...
WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
.FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK, MINOR FLOODING
CONTINUES ON THE WABASH RIVER. FLOODING WILL END EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR
MOST POINTS BUT WILL CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK FOR THE LOWER RIVER
POINTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 LATE TONIGHT BY AROUND 315 AM
EDT /215 AM CDT/.
ILC047-059-185-193-INC051-083-129-030715-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260506T2248Z/
/MCRI2.1.ER.260501T1315Z.260504T0000Z.260506T1048Z.NO/
1210 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026 /1110 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 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 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 10:45 AM EDT SATURDAY /9:45 AM CDT SATURDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
20.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:45 AM EDT SATURDAY /9:45 AM CDT SATURDAY/ WAS
20.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 20.6
FEET TOMORROW EVENING. 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
ILC033-101-INC083-153-030715-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260505T0000Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.260502T1800Z.260504T1200Z.NO/
1210 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026 /1110 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE LEGACY POWER PLANT SITE.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* 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 MORNING 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
INC121-165-167-030715-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-260503T1030Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.260428T1941Z.260430T0945Z.260502T2230Z.NO/
1210 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW 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 11:45 AM EDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:45 AM EDT SATURDAY WAS 16.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THIS 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-INC083-153-030715-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-260504T1912Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.260429T1541Z.260502T0845Z.260504T0712Z.NO/
1210 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026 /1110 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY 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 11:00 AM EDT SATURDAY /10:00 AM CDT SATURDAY/ THE STAGE
WAS 16.6 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:00 AM EDT SATURDAY /10:00 AM CDT SATURDAY/ WAS
26.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 16.6
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY MONDAY 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
KF
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