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WGUS83 KIND 182348
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
748 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON DOWN TO VINCENNES.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA
WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
.HEAVY TO EXTREME RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN CENTRAL INDIANA
SINCE LAST WEEK HAS PRODUCED MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG MOST
OF THE WABASH RIVER FROM LAFAYETTE DOWN TO RIVERTON...WITH THE CREST
IN MODERATE FLOOD CURRENTLY PASSING MONTEZUMA. MODERATE FLOODING
WILL END AT COVINGTON PRE-DAWN WEDNESDAY...WHILE STARTING AT TERRE
HAUTE. FLOODING WILL END AT LAFAYETTE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...WITH
FLOODING STARTING AT VINCENNES BY EARLY THURSDAY.
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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BY AROUND
200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
ILC033-101-INC083-153-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0162.000000T0000Z-260828T0524Z/
/RVTI3.2.ER.260815T1605Z.260823T0000Z.260827T1724Z.NO/
748 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /648 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 28.
* 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 7:00 PM EDT TUESDAY /6:00 PM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
17.8 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:00 PM EDT TUESDAY /6:00 PM CDT TUESDAY/ WAS 17.8
FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 22.0
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-INC153-167-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0161.000000T0000Z-260826T0336Z/
/TERI3.2.ER.260814T2043Z.260820T1800Z.260825T1536Z.NO/
748 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /648 PM 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 7:30 PM EDT TUESDAY /6:30 PM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
23.9 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:30 PM EDT TUESDAY /6:30 PM CDT TUESDAY/ WAS 23.9
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-INC083-153-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0160.000000T0000Z-260828T0900Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.260822T1800Z.260827T2100Z.NO/
748 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /648 PM 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 EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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
INC121-165-167-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0152.000000T0000Z-260824T1124Z/
/MTZI3.2.ER.260814T0639Z.260818T1745Z.260823T2324Z.NO/
748 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 6:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 6:45 PM EDT TUESDAY WAS 26.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 26.4
FEET THIS EVENING. 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
INC045-121-165-171-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0151.000000T0000Z-260822T0925Z/
/CVGI3.2.ER.260813T1830Z.260818T0300Z.260821T2125Z.NO/
748 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 6:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.7 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 6:45 PM EDT TUESDAY WAS 25.2 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
INC045-121-157-165-171-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0138.000000T0000Z-260820T0345Z/
/LAFI3.2.ER.260812T1746Z.260816T1930Z.260819T1545Z.NO/
748 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 14.9 FEET, LOWLAND FLOODING DEVELOPS. HIGH WATER
APPROACHES RIVER CABINS NEAR DAVIS FERRY ROAD. WATER COVERS SOME
SPOTS ON LOW COUNTY ROADS. THE LOWER END OF TAPAWINGO PARK IN WEST
LAFAYETTE BEGINS TO FLOOD, ALONG WITH THE HERITAGE TRAIL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:30 PM EDT TUESDAY WAS 17.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 13.6
FEET THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
TOMORROW MORNING.
- 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-INC083-191800-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0174.260820T0600Z-260828T1648Z/
/VCNI3.1.ER.260820T0600Z.260825T0000Z.260828T0448Z.NO/
748 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /648 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY,
AUGUST 28...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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 6:45 PM EDT TUESDAY /5:45 PM CDT TUESDAY/ THE STAGE WAS
13.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO A CREST OF 21.0 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
AGM
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