Flood Warning in Knox County, Indiana
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
4/7/2023 10:00:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
4/7/2023 10:00:00 PM until 4/11/2023 10:00:00 PM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
This statement will be updated within the next 12 to 24 hours.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Illinois...
White River at Edwardsport, Hazleton, and Petersburg.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site, Riverton, and
Mount Carmel.
.Lowland, minor flooding continues along lower portions of the
Wabash and White Rivers. With dry weather expected for at least
several days, the existing flooding is expected to end over the
weekend for most locations, but continue until Tuesday next week at
Mount Carmel, and near the end of next week at Hazleton.
Minor flooding primarily impacts local river roads, parks, and
agricultural land.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Flood waters begin to affect residents of
East Mt. Carmel, Indiana. Fifth Street that parallels river
closes. Twin restaurant along the river also closes. Several
local river roads flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Friday /9:00 PM EDT Friday/ the stage was 21.9
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM CDT Friday /9:00 PM EDT Friday/ was 22.5
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Tuesday morning and continue falling to 8.7 feet Monday,
April 17.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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