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Location: Shawneetown, IL
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River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:48 AM Aug. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Mount Carmel.

* WHEN...From this evening to late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, River is bankfull in all locations.  All
oil field production ceases with the exception of pumping units on
substructures.  Access to these are by boat only.  Agricultural
losses increase dramatically.  Farmers move livestock to higher
ground.  City of Mount Carmel leaves flood gates B and C in year
round.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Sunday /7:45 PM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 19.0
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.2
feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage late Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 6:17 PM Aug. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at New Harmony.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to Saturday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 14.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
Tuesday morning to a crest of 15.8 feet early Thursday afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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