Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 8 at 9:25PM EDT until April 12 at 9:12AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 8, 2026 - 6:25pm
Expires:
April 9, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in
Indiana...
Wabash River at Lafayette.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Illinois...
Indiana...
Wabash River at Covington, Montezuma, Terre Haute, Hutsonville
Legacy Power Plant Site, and Riverton.
.Lowland flooding will continue along the Wabash River this week.
The crest should reach the Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site by
Thursday afternoon, then Riverton Friday morning. Minor flooding
should end Friday at Lafayette, but continue until Monday evening
downriver at Hutsonville and Riverton.
Our next rain chances arrive Friday, but amounts should be under
three tenths of an inch. Dry weather follows that for the weekend,
then better rain chances return starting Sunday night. Rainfall
amounts next week could bring additional rises to area rivers.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Montezuma agricultural levee is
overtopped. Fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 18.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM EDT Wednesday was 20.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Saturday evening and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Thursday afternoon by around 300
PM EDT /200 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Vigo, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
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