Flood Warning in Posey County, Indiana
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
3/29/2023 10:17:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
3/29/2023 10:17:00 PM until 4/8/2023 12:12:00 AM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
This statement will be updated by noon Thursday.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Covington...down to Mount Carmel.
.Widespread lowland flooding continues along the Wabash River
at Covington to all points downstream. Moderate flooding is
forecast to start at Mount Carmel late Friday...and continue through
next Monday. The slow crest on the Wabash River will continue along
the Crawford...Sullivan County line through Friday.
Minor flooding will likely last through late this week at Covington
to Terre Haute...through early next week at Hutsonville to
Vincennes...and through late next week at Mount Carmel. Rain going
into this weekend may extend flooding.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 07...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
* WHEN...Until Friday, April 07.
* IMPACTS...At 25.5 feet, Extensive lowland flooding in progress.
Much of the flood plain activity is affected by high water.
Numerous local river roads flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday /9:00 PM EDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 24.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday /9:00 PM EDT Wednesday/ was
24.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.3
feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Friday, April 07.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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