Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 11:20AM EDT until June 23 at 11:20PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 8:20am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 8:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...
East Fork White River at Seymour.
Wabash River at Montezuma.
Wabash River at Lafayette.
.Rainfall today and tonight is expected to bring minor lowland
flooding to portions of the Wabash and East Fork White Rivers.
People with interests along local rivers should continue to monitor
forecasts and warnings as additional flood warnings may be needed
depending on the severity, location and timing of heavy rainfall.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to late Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Montezuma agricultural levee is
overtopped. Fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 10.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall to 10.0 feet this evening. It
will then rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to
16.8 feet early Friday morning. It will fall to 16.7 feet
early Saturday morning. It will then rise to 17.6 feet Sunday
evening. It will fall below flood stage late Tuesday morning.
- 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.
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 Thursday morning by around 1130
AM EDT.
Area Description:
Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Vigo, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
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