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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Indiana (Sullivan/INZ060) Issued by the National Weather Service
Updated: 18 min 37 sec ago

Flood Warning - Sullivan (Indiana)

18 min 37 sec ago
A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

EAST FORK WHITE RIVER...MUSCATATUCK RIVER...WABASH RIVER...WHITE
RIVER...

.LOWLAND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUED IN PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
INDIANA WEDNESDAY MORNING. FLOODING ALONG THE WABASH RIVER FROM
TERRE HAUTE TO VINCENNES WILL BE THE HIGHEST SINCE LAST APRIL.

ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE CREST ON THE WABASH WAS NEAR TERRE
HAUTE...THE CREST ON THE EAST FORK WHITE WAS APPROACHING MEDORA AND
THE CREST ON THE WHITE RIVER WAS NEAR SPENCER. RIVER CRESTS IN
SOUTHWEST INDIANA WILL OCCUR BY TUESDAY.

FLOODING WILL END ALONG THE EAST FORK WHITE...MUSCATATUCK AND WHITE
RIVER BY SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THIS MAY
PROLONG CURRENT HIGH WATER ALONG THE WABASH AND POSSIBLY CAUSE SOME
RENEWED RISES ON OTHER RIVERS.

FLOODING AFFECTED RIVER PARKS...AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND SOME LOCAL AND
STATE ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATER. TURN
AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS. BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND BY RECEDING FLOOD WATERS.
RECREATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
CHANGING RIVER CONDITIONS.

FOR DETAILED FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON THE WEB.
FROM THE BLUE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE...CLICK ON RIVERS
AND LAKES.



ILC033-101-INC083-153-181446-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-100324T2100Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.100314T0100Z.100320T1800Z.100324T0900Z.NO/
1047 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.1 FEET BY
SATURDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
* 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.

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Flood Warning - Sullivan (Indiana)

7 hours 58 min ago
A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

EAST FORK WHITE RIVER...MUSCATATUCK RIVER...WABASH RIVER...WHITE
RIVER...

.PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION FROM LATE LAST WEEK AND OVER THE PAST
WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HIGH RIVER LEVELS AND MINOR FLOODING
IN LOWLAND AREAS ALONG RIVERS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS WEEK.

FLOODING AT SHELBYVILLE ALONG THE BIG BLUE RIVER CAME TO AN END MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND HAS BEEN QUICKLY FALLING. THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET AT
12 PM EDT TUESDAY. ALONG THE EAST FORK WHITE RIVER...SEYMOUR WAS NEARING
CREST. IT SHOULD CREST ABOUT 2.6 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. OTHER MONITORED RIVER LOCATIONS ALONG THE EAST FORK ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO FLOOD THIS WEEK. ALONG THE WHITE RIVER...MINOR FLOODING OF
LESS THAN 2 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IS EXPECTED FROM SPENCER DOWN TO
HAZLETON BY THIS WEEKEND. MEANWHILE ALONG THE WABASH...RIVER LEVELS OF
UP TO ABOUT 6 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM COVINGTON TO
MOUNT CARMEL. THE CREST ALONG THE WABASH IS CURRENTLY BETWEEN COVINGTON
AND MONTEZUMA. THE RIVER WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY AT THESE LOCATIONS
UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THEN BEGIN SLOWLY FALLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATER. TURN
AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS. BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND BY RECEDING FLOOD WATERS.
RECREATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
CHANGING RIVER CONDITIONS.

FOR DETAILED FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON THE WEB.
FROM THE BLUE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE...CLICK ON RIVERS
AND LAKES.



ILC023-033-INC153-167-171740-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-100322T0700Z/
/HUFI3.1.ER.100313T1532Z.100317T1800Z.100321T1900Z.NO/
141 PM EDT TUE MAR 16 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.3 FEET BY
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 18.0 FEET...RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OF ABOUT 50 RIVER CABINS BEGIN
TO FLOOD. NORTH LAKE AND IZAAK WALTON AREAS NEAR WEST TERRE HAUTE
BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOODING CLOSES MORE COUNTY ROADS. LOWLAND
AGRICULTURAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS.

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