…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana…
Illinois…
Wabash River at Vincennes.
Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Flooding continues along the Wabash River at multiple
points. These points have crested and are expected to fall below
flood stage by next weekend.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE…Wabash River at Mount Carmel.
* WHEN…Until Monday, April 21.
* IMPACTS…At 31.0 feet, Much of Western Gibson County is
underwater. Some evacuations are necessary. New Baltimore (Black
Hawk River Camp) about 1 1/2 miles south of Griffin floods
extensively. Extensive flooding on the northern outskirts of
Mount Carmel, Illinois. Numerous local river roads are
underwater, some by a few feet. A few agricultural levees fail.
River is 3 miles wide at I-64.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:00 PM EDT Sunday /11:00 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was
31.1 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:00 PM EDT Sunday /11:00 AM CDT Sunday/ was 31.2
feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.3
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Sunday, April 20.
– Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood