Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued by 12pm Friday Friday afternoon
by around 1245 PM EDT /1145 AM CDT/.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
.Minor river flooding continues but is expected to come to an end on
the Wabash River by midday Friday. Additional rainfall from multiple
systems over the next week could bring renewed minor river flooding
to the Wabash.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Some agricultural lands underwater. A few
rural roads in Crawford County, Illinois close as water backs up
Minnow Slough. High water affects campground at Leaverton Park in
Palestine. A few private roads near the Gill Township levee in
Sullivan County may flood. Water level is at the top of most
makeshift levees.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM EDT Thursday /8:00 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
15.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM EDT Thursday /8:00 PM CDT Thursday/ was
15.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.6
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage late tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood