…The Flood Warning is extended for the following river at…
Ohio River at Golconda, J.T. Myers Dam, Shawneetown, and Mount
Vernon.
.The Ohio River has crested and will continue to fall from Mount
Vernon, Indiana to Golconda, Illinois.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Ohio River at Mount Vernon.
* WHEN…Until late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS…At 40.0 feet, Farm land and some main roads are flooded
in places southwest and west of Mt. Vernon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 6:00 AM CST Thursday the stage was 40.1 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling to 24.3 feet Sunday, March
09.
– Flood stage is 35.0 feet.