Warmer. Chance of thunderstorms...then thunderstorms likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 60 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
The Flood Warning continues for the Wabash River at Riverton. * From Wednesday morning to late Thursday night... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 10:00 am Sunday the stage was 9.1 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 15.0 feet. * Forecast... rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue to rise to near 15.1 feet by Thursday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday afternoon. * 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. Water level is at the top of most makeshift levees.
1102 am EDT sun may 11 2008
The Flood Warning continues for the Wabash River at Hutsonville. * From Tuesday morning to Friday morning... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 8:00 am Sunday the stage was 10.3 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 16.0 feet. * Forecast... rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue to rise to near 16.7 feet by Thursday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday evening. * At 16.0 feet... old Darwin Road and a few low rural roads between York and Hutsonville, Illinois begin to flood. Agricultural flooding begins along portions of the river.
1102 am EDT sun may 11 2008
The Flood Warning continues for the Wabash River at Terre Haute. * From late Monday night to late Wednesday night... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 10:00 am Sunday the stage was 6.8 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Forecast... rise above flood stage by late Monday night and continue to rise to near 14.3 feet by Tuesday evening. The river will fall below flood stage by Wednesday afternoon. * At 14.0 feet... agricultural flooding begins along West Bank across from water works, southwest Vigo County and northeast Crawford County, IL. Low County roads in these areas begin to flood. Old Darwin Road begins to flood near Darwin, IL, and northeast Crawford County.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 6:15 am EDT on May 12, 2008
... On this date in Indiana weather history...
1886 Williamsport to northeast of Attica... a tornado said to sound like the roar of a great Waterfall struck killing five people and injuring 12. It was said that in Attica in five minutes 200 homes were destroyed. A second tornado in Wilkinson took two more lives and injured 12 more.
