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WGUS83 KIND 180938
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
538 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...
WILDCAT CREEK NEAR LAFAYETTE.
.HEAVY TO EXTREME RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN CENTRAL INDIANA SINCE LAST
WEEK HAS PRODUCED MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG MOST OF THE
WABASH RIVER BASIN FROM WILDCAT CREEK DOWN TO RIVERTON. THE CREST
IN MODERATE FLOOD WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY CROSS COVINGTON AND
MONTEZUMA TODAY.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND.
THE NEXT STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON BY AROUND 215 PM
EDT.
INC157-181815-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0158.000000T0000Z-260820T0900Z/
/LYTI3.2.ER.260814T1248Z.260816T0545Z.260820T0300Z.NO/
538 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WILDCAT CREEK NEAR LAFAYETTE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 4:45 AM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 4:45 AM EDT TUESDAY WAS 13.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE TOMORROW EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4047 8645 4042 8681 4046 8689 4048 8687
4045 8682 4050 8645
MELO
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