AREAS AFFECTED : CLARK, IL; CRAWFORD, IL; SULLIVAN, IN; VIGO, IN
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
Wabash River at Lafayette to Montezuma and.
Wabash River at Terre Haute down to Riverton.
.Multiple rounds of rainfall have brought lowland flooding to the
Wabash River basin. A second...lower crest is expected on the
Wabash at Lafayette late Sunday...although the crest is not expected
to reach the lower Wabash until the weekend of April 11th. No
additional precipitation is expected until possibly Thursday.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* WHEN...Until Sunday, April 12.
* IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, Residential property of about 50 river
cabins begin to flood. North Lake and Izaak Walton Areas near
West Terre Haute begin to flood. Flooding closes more county
roads. Lowland agricultural flooding is in progress.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EDT Saturday /7:30 PM CDT Saturday/ the stage was
18.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM EDT Saturday /7:30 PM CDT Saturday/ was
18.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.4
feet Tuesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage
Sunday, April 12.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood