AREAS AFFECTED : PARKE, IN; VERMILLION, 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 Montezuma.
* WHEN...Until Sunday, April 12.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Park in southern Montezuma begins to
flood. Higher bottomlands begin to flood. Water backs up most
local tributaries. River water is at the top of some private
levees. Lowest county roads begin to flood. Parke CR 75 W begins
to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 19.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM EDT Saturday was 19.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.8
feet early Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Saturday, April 11.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood