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River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:15 AM May. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Mount Carmel. * WHEN...From Thursday evening to early Tuesday afternoon. * 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 9:45 PM EDT Wednesday /8:45 PM CDT Wednesday/ the stage was 17.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 19.6 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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