River Flood Advisory 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Aug 5, 2008, 9:50 AM CDT (14:50 UTC)

Expired

Aug 6, 2008, 9:35 AM CDT

In force

24 hr

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Crawford County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Knox County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Wabash River near Hutsonville (HUTI2).

Action stage

12 ft

Minor stage

16 ft

Moderate stage

24 ft

Major stage

28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03341910, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

000 
WGUS83 KIND 051450
FLSIND
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN WESTERN INDIANA...

  WABASH RIVER...

.NEAR BANKFULL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER IN
WESTERN INDIANA FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  RAIN IN EXCESS OF
THREE INCHES FELL IN PORTIONS ON NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.  ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL OCCUR TODAY.

RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE STEADILY IN THE LAFAYETTE AND
COVINGTON AREAS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.  RIVER LEVELS WILL BEGIN
RISING FROM MONTEZUMA TO VINCENNES BY THURSDAY.

SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATER. TURN 
AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS.  
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.

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1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT  6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.9 FEET WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS IN WESTERN 
  PART OF TIPPECANOE COUNTY.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-061449-
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/CVGI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT  7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 15.3 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  BACKYARD 
  FLOODING OF COTTAGES ON RIGHT BANK STARTS A SHORT DISTANCE UPSTREAM
  OF GAGE.  CRITICAL STAGE OF YOUNG-NEAL LEVEE IS REACHED.

$$

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1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT  9:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.3 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 14.0 FEET...SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES OF BOTTOMLANDS ALONG THE RIGHT 
  BANK FROM THE MOUTH OF SUGAR CREEK TO NORTHERN EDGE OF MONTEZUMA 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-061449-
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/HUFI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 11.9 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

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/HUTI2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 15.5 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...OLD DARWIN ROAD AND A FEW LOW RURAL ROADS BETWEEN 
  YORK AND HUTSONVILLE, ILLINOIS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  AGRICULTURAL 
  FLOODING BEGINS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE RIVER.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-061449-
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1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.3 FEET LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 14.0 FEET...LOWEST AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD. LOWEST     
RURAL ROADS FLOOD.

$$

ILC101-185-INC083-061449-
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/VINI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RED SKELTON BRIDGE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 12.6 FEET SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

$$

ILC101-185-INC083-061449-
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/VCNI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1050 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT  7:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 11.5 FEET SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 10 FEET...PUMPING OPERATIONS COMMENCE. 

$$

000 
WGUS83 KIND 061435
FLSIND
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED A FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN WESTERN INDIANA...

  WABASH RIVER...

.THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE WABASH RIVER HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  RIVER
LEVELS WILL BE ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY BUT BANKFULL CONDITIONS ARE
NOT EXPECTED.

SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATER. TURN 
AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS.  
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.

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1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 8.4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

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1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* AT  7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 12.9 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

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1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* AT  9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.

$$

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1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 8.9 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-061505-
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/HUTI2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* AT  8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.1 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-061505-
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1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.7 FEET LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

$$

ILC101-185-INC083-061505-
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1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RED SKELTON BRIDGE.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.6 FEET SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

$$

ILC101-185-INC083-061505-
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1035 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008

THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES.
* RIVER STAGE UNAVAILABLE TODAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 9.4 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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