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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1149 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY AND
INCREASED IN DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
INDIANA...
WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
.SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS RESULTED IN
WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG THE WABASH RIVER AND
ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES IN NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN INDIANA.
ADDITIONAL RAIN IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE STAY
ADVISED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND
INTO NEXT WEEK, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR WATERWAYS OR OTHER
FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET
AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK, SWIM,
OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS,
STOP, TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND.
THE NEXT STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT BY AROUND 300 AM
EDT /200 AM CDT/.
ILC023-033-INC153-167-170700-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0161.000000T0000Z-260825T1054Z/
/TERI3.2.ER.260814T2043Z.260820T0600Z.260824T2254Z.NO/
1149 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026 /1049 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 25
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 25.
* IMPACTS...AT 24.5 FEET, WATER IS AT OR NEAR CRITICAL STAGES OF
MANY AGRICULTURAL LEVEES. FLOODING OF ABOUT 10 RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES IN SOUTH LAKE AREA BEGINS. NORTH LAKE AND IZAAK WALTON
ARE NOW A PART OF THE WABASH RIVER. WEST ROAD IN NORTHERN VIGO
COUNTY FLOODS. FLOOD WATERS SURROUND HOMES IN LOWEST AREAS NEAR
FORT HARRISON COUNTRY CLUB. BACKWATER EXTENDS UP LOST CREEK TO
13TH STREET. SEEP WATER IN THE U.S. 41 AND SR 63 SPLIT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:30 AM EDT SUNDAY /10:30 AM CDT SUNDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
20.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:30 AM EDT SUNDAY /10:30 AM CDT SUNDAY/ WAS 20.5
FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 24.5
FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE MONDAY, AUGUST 24.
- 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
KF
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