Wheatland, IN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* 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 fall below flood stage
Tuesday 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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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* 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 8:00 PM EDT Sunday /7:00 PM CDT Sunday/ the stage was 16.5
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM EDT Sunday /7:00 PM CDT Sunday/ was 16.5
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.5
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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