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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1221 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE LEGACY POWER PLANT SITE.
WILDCAT CREEK NEAR LAFAYETTE.
WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES.
.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, AND MINOR
FLOODING WILL DEVELOP AT VINCENNES AND MOUNT CARMEL OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE CREST IN MODERATE FLOOD IS CURRENTLY AT MONTEZUMA
AND EXPECTED TO REACH TERRE HAUTE OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. LOW END
MODERATE TO HIGH END MINOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AT POINTS DOWNRIVER
OF TERRE HAUTE AS WELL, WITH THE CREST FINALLY REACHING MOUNT CARMEL
AROUND AUGUST 26TH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
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 330 AM
EDT /230 AM CDT/.
ILC033-101-INC083-153-190730-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0162.000000T0000Z-260828T0349Z/
/RVTI3.2.ER.260815T1605Z.260823T0000Z.260827T1549Z.NO/
1221 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /1121 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL THURSDAY, AUGUST 27.
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, FLOODING BECOMES MORE SERIOUS. WATER IS
APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS ON MOST LEVEES. FLOODING ENTERS SOME
RIVER CABINS. FLOODING IS AT THE OUTSKIRTS OF PALESTINE AND
RUSSELLVILLE, ILLINOIS. FLOOD WATERS NEAR ILLINOIS 33 BETWEEN
PALESTINE AND HUTSONVILLE, ILLINOIS. MANY LOCAL RIVER ROADS ARE
FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:00 PM EDT TUESDAY /11:00 AM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
17.6 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 12:00 PM EDT TUESDAY /11:00 AM CDT TUESDAY/ WAS
17.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 22.1
FEET SATURDAY EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27.
- 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
ILC023-033-INC153-167-190730-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0161.000000T0000Z-260826T0210Z/
/TERI3.2.ER.260814T2043Z.260820T1800Z.260825T1410Z.NO/
1221 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /1121 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 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 25.0 FEET, EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS.
GREENFIELD BAYOU LEVEE MAY LEAK. SOUTH LAKE AREA EXTENSIVELY
FLOODS. MANY LOCAL ROADS ARE UNDER SEVERAL FEET OF WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:30 AM EDT TUESDAY /10:30 AM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
23.6 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:30 AM EDT TUESDAY /10:30 AM CDT TUESDAY/ WAS
23.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 25.1
FEET EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE TUESDAY, AUGUST 25.
- 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-INC083-153-190730-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0160.000000T0000Z-260828T0645Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.260823T0000Z.260827T1845Z.NO/
1221 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /1121 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE LEGACY POWER PLANT SITE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 28.
* IMPACTS...AT 23.8 FEET, BALL FIELD IN HUTSONVILLE IS EXTENSIVELY
FLOODED. BLACKTOP ROAD THAT RUNS ALONG THE WABASH RIVER FROM
HUTSONVILLE TO PALESTINE IS STILL ABOVE FLOOD WATERS. MOST ALL OF
THE ROADS LEADING FROM THIS ROAD TO THE WABASH ARE UNDERWATER,
SOME BY SEVERAL FEET OF WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THERE IS NO CURRENT OBSERVED DATA.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 23.5
FEET SATURDAY EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27.
- 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
INC157-190730-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0158.000000T0000Z-260819T1000Z/
/LYTI3.2.ER.260814T1248Z.260816T0545Z.260819T0400Z.NO/
1221 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WILDCAT CREEK NEAR LAFAYETTE.
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS IN PROGRESS IN
PORTIONS OF TIPPECANOE COUNTY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:45 AM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:45 AM EDT TUESDAY WAS 13.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 11.0
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE JUST
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
- 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
INC121-165-167-190730-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0152.000000T0000Z-260824T1000Z/
/MTZI3.2.ER.260814T0639Z.260818T1800Z.260823T2200Z.NO/
1221 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 26.0 FEET, EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IN PROGRESS.
FLOOD WATERS AT THE EDGE OF SR 234 NEAR LODI JUST WEST OF THE
BRIDGE OVER THE WABASH RIVER. SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS IN FOUNTAIN,
PARKE AND VERMILLION COUNTIES ARE FLOODED, SOME BY MORE THAN 2
FEET OF WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:45 AM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:45 AM EDT TUESDAY WAS 26.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 26.5
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SUNDAY EVENING.
- 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
INC045-121-165-171-190730-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0151.000000T0000Z-260822T0900Z/
/CVGI3.2.ER.260813T1830Z.260818T0300Z.260821T2100Z.NO/
1221 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 25.0 FEET, MANY LOCAL ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE. HIGH
WATER BACKS UP INTO MUD RUN, CUTTING OFF SOME COUNTY ROADS JUST
NORTHWEST OF COVINGTON. NORTH SANDHILL ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD FROM
MALLORY BRANCH. MUD CREEK EXTENSIVELY FLOODS W CR 260 N AND
SANDHILL ROAD BY BACKWATER FROM THE WABASH RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:45 AM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.8 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:45 AM EDT TUESDAY WAS 25.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4033 8709 4017 8737 3997 8739 3997 8745
4020 8747 4040 8709
INC045-121-157-165-171-190730-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0138.000000T0000Z-260820T0712Z/
/LAFI3.2.ER.260812T1746Z.260816T1930Z.260819T1912Z.NO/
1221 PM 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...WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS APPROACHING WARREN CR 350 N
IN THE BLACK ROCK PRESERVE AREA. WILLIAMSPORT ROAD IN FOUNTAIN
COUNTY MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:30 AM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:30 AM EDT TUESDAY WAS 18.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING AND REMAIN BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4054 8670 4040 8688 4033 8709 4040 8709
4048 8688 4056 8673
ILC101-185-INC083-190730-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0174.260820T0300Z-260828T1642Z/
/VCNI3.1.ER.260820T0300Z.260825T0000Z.260828T0442Z.NO/
1221 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /1121 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY,
AUGUST 28...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY, AUGUST 28.
* IMPACTS...AT 21.0 FEET, EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING IN
PROGRESS IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT PROTECTED BY LEVEES. IN LAWRENCE
COUNTY ILLINOIS, RIVER ROAD IS FLOODED FROM THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
BRIDGE TO THE EAST EDGE OF BILLETT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:45 AM EDT TUESDAY /10:45 AM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
13.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE TOMORROW EVENING TO A CREST OF 21.1 FEET MONDAY EVENING.
IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY, AUGUST 28.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3887 8750 3874 8746 3846 8764 3847 8778
3873 8756 3886 8756
CP
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