Oblong, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.

* WHEN...Until late Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...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.  A few private roads near the Gill Township levee in
Sullivan County may flood.  Water level is at the top of most
makeshift levees.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 AM EDT Sunday /12:00 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was
16.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:00 AM EDT Sunday /12:00 AM CDT Sunday/ was 16.4
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.6
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
late Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana
side.  Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater.  Old Darwin
Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties
in Illinois are impassable.  Low agricultural land floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.7
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, A few sloughs and a drainage have water in
them in the vicinity of SR 63 on the west side of the Wabash River.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 AM EDT Sunday /12:30 AM CDT Sunday/ the stage was
17.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:30 AM EDT Sunday /12:30 AM CDT Sunday/ was 18.0
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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