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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN

    FLOOD WARNING  

Crawford County, IL; Lawrence County, IL

Flood Warning issued June 18 at 9:50PM EDT until June 24 at 10:24PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 9:50pm EDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 9:50pm EDT

Alert Expires: Friday 11:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 9:50pm EDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 10:24pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...

Wabash River at Covington.

Wabash River at Riverton.

Wabash River at Terre Haute.

Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.

Wabash River at Montezuma.

.Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 4 inches across much of the area is
bringing minor lowland flooding to most of the Wabash River basin.
The Wabash should crest at Terre Haute on Saturday. Flooding may
redevelop on the upper Wabash or be extended at downriver points by
moderate to heavy rainfall that is expected Sunday into Monday which
is not included in the current forecasts.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.

* WHEN...Until late Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Extensive lowland flooding is in
progress.  High water surrounds many river cabins.  Access to most
river cabins is by boat only.  Levees begin to protect farmland.
Extensive flooding of Leaverton Park occurs in Palestine, Illinois.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM EDT Thursday /8:00 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
15.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM EDT Thursday /8:00 PM CDT Thursday/ was
15.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.7
feet Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.

The next statement should be issued Friday morning by around 1100 AM
EDT /1000 AM CDT/.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b12b666e8193e16eb06bc9fb24eb9ce2fda8911d.002.1
Codes: ILC033, ILC101
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b12b666e8193e16eb06bc9fb24eb9ce2fda8911d.002.1