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River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:44 AM Apr. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Extensive lowland flooding is in progress. High water surrounds many river cabins. Access to most river cabins is by boat only. Levees begin to protect farmland. Extensive flooding of Leaverton Park occurs in Palestine, Illinois. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 PM EDT Thursday /9:00 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was 18.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:00 PM EDT Thursday /9:00 PM CDT Thursday/ was 18.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:44 AM Apr. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Leaverton Park in Palestine and park in Hutsonville begin to flood. Agricultural flooding spreads to higher land. Seep water is noticeable behind levees. Some elevated river cottages are surrounded by water. Several county or township roads east of Lincoln Heritage Trail between Palestine and Hutsonville in Crawford County Illinois are impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon and continue falling and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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