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River Flood Warning 65, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 1, 20134 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Mar 1, 2013, 10:51 AM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 1, 2013, 3:59 PM EST. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2013, 10:51 AM EST (15:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2013, 3:59 PM EST
Expired
Mar 3, 2013, 10:13 PM EST
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Fountain County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The river

Written for the forecast point Wabash River at Covington (CVGI3).

Action stage
11 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
24 ft
Major stage
29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03336000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

462 
WGUS43 KIND 011551
FLWIND
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1051 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WESTERN INDIANA... 

  WABASH RIVER...

.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN WESTERN INDIANA WELL INTO NEXT 
WEEK ALONG THE WABASH AND LOWER WHITE RIVERS. FORECAST CRESTS ARE 
LESS THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED. CRESTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WABASH 
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL AND
STATE ROADS...LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND AND SOME RIVER PARKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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/CVGI3.1.ER.130301T2059Z.130302T1200Z.130303T1500Z.NO/
1051 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT  9:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY 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. 

$$
6 follow-up statements
674 
WGUS83 KIND 011559
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  WABASH RIVER...WHITE RIVER...

.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN WESTERN INDIANA WELL INTO NEXT 
WEEK ALONG THE WABASH AND LOWER WHITE RIVERS. CRESTS WILL OCCUR ALONG
THE WABASH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE CREST ON THE WHITE
RIVER WAS NEAR ELLISTON AND NEWBERRY AS OF LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND
WILL BE DOWNSTREAM TO HAZLETON IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ON SUNDAY MARCH
3RD. FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL AND STATE ROADS...LOW
AGRICULTURAL LAND AND SOME RIVER PARKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT ELLISTON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 20.0 FEET...RIVER ROAD NORTH OF GREENE CR 150 W IS FLOODED.  LOW 
  AGRICULTURAL FIELDS FLOOD.

$$

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1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT NEWBERRY.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* AT 13.5 FEET...HIGH WATER MAY AFFECT CR 550 S IN THE MARY LONG 
  CUTOFF AREA.   

$$

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1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT EDWARDSPORT.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.9 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY 
  MORNING.
* AT 17.5 FEET...FLOODING CLOSES OLD VINCENNES ROAD.  HIGH WATER 
  CROSSES SR 358 ON THE DAVIESS COUNTY SIDE JUST WEST OF THE LEVEE.  
  FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT HIGHER BOTTOMLANDS.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
  OF RIVER CABINS BEGINS TO FLOOD.

$$

ILC185-INC027-051-083-125-021559-
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1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG.
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 16.5 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING.
* AT 17.0 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS LOW AGRICULTURAL LANDS, LOW OIL 
  FIELDS AND CLOSES BOTTOMS RD...BROTHERS RD AND EAST GOVERNERS RD IN
  KNOX COUNTY.  IN AGRICULTURAL SEASON...FARMERS ARE CONCERNED AT 
  THIS STAGE.

$$

ILC185-INC051-083-021559-
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/HAZI3.1.ER.130304T0000Z.130304T0000Z.130304T0000Z.NO/
1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON.
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO MONDAY MORNING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 16.0 
  FEET SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN LOWEST BOTTOMLANDS AND A FEW
LOCAL
  ROADS.  HIGH WATER AFFECTS A FEW LOW OIL FIELDS.

$$

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1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.2 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGH WATER AFFECTS A FEW LOW RIVER CABINS AND COUNTY 
  ROADS.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-021559-
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/CVGI3.1.ER.130301T2059Z.130302T1200Z.130303T1500Z.NO/
1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT  9:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY 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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1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT  9:46 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.8 FEET BY 
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 18.0 FEET...MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED. 
FOURTEEN
  HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.  LOWEST BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-021559-
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1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.8 FEET BY 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.
* AT 15.0 FEET...A FEW SLOUGHS AND A DRAINAGE HAVE WATER IN THEM IN 
  THE VICINITY OF SR 63 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WABASH RIVER.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-021559-
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1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT  8:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.0 FEET BY 
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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.

$$

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/RVTI3.1.ER.130301T0845Z.130305T0600Z.130306T1930Z.NO/
1059 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY 
  TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  EARLY AFTERNOON.
* 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.

$$
931 
WGUS83 KIND 020247
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
947 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  WABASH RIVER...

.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN WESTERN INDIANA WELL INTO NEXT 
WEEK ALONG THE WABASH AND LOWER WHITE RIVERS. CRESTS WILL OCCUR ALONG
THE WABASH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE CREST ON THE WHITE
RIVER WAS NEAR ELLISTON AND NEWBERRY AS OF LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND
WILL BE DOWNSTREAM TO HAZLETON IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ON SUNDAY MARCH
3RD. FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL AND STATE ROADS...LOW
AGRICULTURAL LAND AND SOME RIVER PARKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INC045-121-157-165-171-030247-
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/LAFI3.1.ER.130228T1956Z.130302T0600Z.130304T0000Z.NO/
947 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.4 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  EVENING.
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGH WATER AFFECTS A FEW LOW RIVER CABINS AND COUNTY 
  ROADS.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-030247-
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/CVGI3.1.ER.130301T1737Z.130302T1800Z.130303T2000Z.NO/
947 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AT 8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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. 

$$

INC121-165-167-030247-
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947 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 8:46 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.1 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  MONDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* AT 18.0 FEET...MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED.  FOURTEEN
  HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.  LOWEST BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-030247-
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947 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  MONDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* AT 15.0 FEET...A FEW SLOUGHS AND A DRAINAGE HAVE WATER IN THEM IN 
  THE VICINITY OF SR 63 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WABASH RIVER.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-030247-
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947 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 8:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.5 FEET BY 
  MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-030246-
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/RVTI3.1.ER.130301T0845Z.130304T0600Z.130306T1100Z.NO/
947 PM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 9:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING.
* 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.

$$
833 
WGUS83 KIND 021602
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  WABASH RIVER...WHITE RIVER...

.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA WELL
INTO NEXT WEEK ALONG THE WABASH AND LOWER WHITE RIVERS. CRESTS WILL
OCCUR ALONG THE WABASH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE CREST ON
THE WHITE RIVER WAS NEAR EDWARDSPORT AS OF LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND
WILL BE DOWNSTREAM TO HAZLETON IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ON MONDAY MARCH
4TH. FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL AND STATE ROADS...LOW
AGRICULTURAL LAND AND SOME RIVER PARKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INC027-055-083-031536-
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/ELLI3.1.ER.130227T1816Z.130301T1300Z.130303T0336Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT ELLISTON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TONIGHT.
* AT 20.0 FEET...RIVER ROAD NORTH OF GREENE CR 150 W IS FLOODED.  LOW 
  AGRICULTURAL FIELDS FLOOD.

$$

INC027-055-083-030341-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-130303T0341Z/
/NWBI3.1.ER.130228T1315Z.130301T1400Z.130302T1541Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT NEWBERRY.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE THIS MORNING.
* AT 13.0 FEET...FLOODING OF A FEW LOWLANDS BEGINS IN GREENE COUNTY.

$$

INC027-051-083-125-031602-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-130304T2100Z/
/FREI3.1.ER.000000T0000Z.130302T1800Z.130304T0900Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT EDWARDSPORT.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 16.9 
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 17.5 FEET...FLOODING CLOSES OLD VINCENNES ROAD.  HIGH WATER 
  CROSSES SR 358 ON THE DAVIESS COUNTY SIDE JUST WEST OF THE LEVEE.  
  FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT HIGHER BOTTOMLANDS.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
  OF RIVER CABINS BEGINS TO FLOOD.

$$

ILC185-INC027-051-083-125-031602-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/
/PTRI3.1.ER.130303T0000Z.130303T1200Z.130304T1500Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

$$

ILC185-INC051-083-031602-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0056.130304T1200Z-130305T0000Z/
/HAZI3.1.ER.130304T1200Z.130304T1200Z.130304T1200Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON.
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO MONDAY EVENING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 16.0 
  FEET MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN LOWEST BOTTOMLANDS AND A FEW         
  LOCAL ROADS.  HIGH WATER AFFECTS A FEW LOW OIL FIELDS.

$$

INC045-121-157-165-171-031602-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-130304T0400Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.130228T1956Z.130302T0345Z.130303T1600Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGH WATER AFFECTS A FEW LOW RIVER CABINS AND COUNTY 
  ROADS.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-031602-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.130301T1737Z.130302T1800Z.130304T0000Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.8 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
* AT 17.5 FEET...SOME LOW AGRICULTURAL FIELDS FLOOD.  BACKYARD FLOOD 
  OF COTTAGES A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 136.  HIGH WATER 
  BLOCKS LAND ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE RESIDENCE.  FROM APRIL 21 TO MAY
  5, 2011 AT LEAST ONE SOUTH RIVER ROAD RESIDENT BOATED TO HIS HOUSE 
  BECAUSE OF PROLONGED HIGH WATER WHEN THE RIVER WAS ABOVE 17.5 FEET.

$$

INC121-165-167-031601-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.130227T1414Z.130302T1800Z.130305T0000Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT  9:46 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.1 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EVENING.
* AT 18.0 FEET...MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED.  
  FOURTEEN HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.  LOWEST  
  BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-031601-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130305T1500Z/
/HUFI3.1.ER.130228T0645Z.130301T0300Z.130305T0300Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.8 FEET BY   
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY 
  NIGHT.
* AT 15.0 FEET...A FEW SLOUGHS AND A DRAINAGE HAVE WATER IN THEM IN 
  THE VICINITY OF SR 63 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WABASH RIVER.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-031601-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130307T0112Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.130304T1200Z.130306T1312Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.6 FEET BY 
  MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING.
* 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.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-031601-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-130307T0100Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.130301T0845Z.130304T1800Z.130306T1300Z.NO/
1102 AM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY 
  TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING.
* 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.

$$
131 
WGUS83 KIND 030300
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1000 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  WABASH RIVER...

.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA WELL
INTO NEXT WEEK ALONG THE WABASH AND LOWER WHITE RIVERS. CRESTS WILL
OCCUR ALONG THE WABASH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE CREST ON
THE WHITE RIVER WAS BETWEEN EDWARDSPORT AND PETERSBURG AS OF LATE 
SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL BE DOWNSTREAM TO HAZLETON IN SOUTHWEST 
INDIANA ON MONDAY MARCH 4TH. FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL AND 
STATE ROADS...LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND AND SOME RIVER PARKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INC045-121-157-165-171-032100-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-130303T2100Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.130228T1956Z.130302T0345Z.130303T0900Z.NO/
1000 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 9:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY TOMORROW.
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGH WATER AFFECTS A FEW LOW RIVER CABINS AND COUNTY 
  ROADS.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-040300-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-130304T1312Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.130301T1737Z.130302T2245Z.130304T0112Z.NO/
1000 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW EVENING.
* 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. 

$$

INC121-165-167-040259-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-130305T0834Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.130227T1414Z.130302T0946Z.130304T2034Z.NO/
1000 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* AT 9:46 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* AT 18.0 FEET...MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED.  FOURTEEN
  HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.  LOWEST BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-040259-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130305T1600Z/
/HUFI3.1.ER.130228T0645Z.130301T0300Z.130305T0400Z.NO/
1000 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  MONDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* AT 15.0 FEET...A FEW SLOUGHS AND A DRAINAGE HAVE WATER IN THEM IN 
  THE VICINITY OF SR 63 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WABASH RIVER.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-040259-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130306T1845Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.130304T1800Z.130306T0645Z.NO/
1000 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 8:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.6 FEET BY 
  MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-040259-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-130306T2149Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.130301T0845Z.130305T0600Z.130306T0949Z.NO/
1000 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 9:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.4 FEET BY 
  TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING.
* 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.

$$
398 
WGUS83 KIND 031544
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  WABASH RIVER...WHITE RIVER...

.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA INTO
MID-WEEK ALONG THE WABASH AND LOWER WHITE RIVERS. CRESTS WILL
OCCUR ALONG THE WABASH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE CREST ON
THE WHITE RIVER WAS NEAR PETERSBURG AS OF LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND
WILL BE DOWNSTREAM TO HAZLETON IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA ON MONDAY MARCH
4TH. FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL AND STATE ROADS...LOW
AGRICULTURAL LAND AND SOME RIVER PARKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INC027-051-083-125-041544-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-130304T2000Z/
/FREI3.1.ER.000000T0000Z.130303T1800Z.130304T0800Z.NO/
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT EDWARDSPORT.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 16.1 
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 16.0 FEET...OLD VINCENNES ROAD AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN THIS 
  AREA BEGIN TO FLOOD.  FLOODING OF LOW AGRICULTURAL FIELDS OCCURS 
  ALONG PORTIONS OF THE RIVER.

$$

ILC185-INC027-051-083-125-041544-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/
/PTRI3.1.ER.130303T0430Z.130303T1800Z.130304T1500Z.NO/
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* AT  9:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE 
  MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-041000-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-130304T1000Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.130301T1737Z.130302T2245Z.130303T2200Z.NO/
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT  9:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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. 

$$

INC121-165-167-041543-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-130305T1424Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.130227T1414Z.130302T0946Z.130305T0224Z.NO/
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT  9:46 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW LATE 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-INC153-167-041543-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130305T1500Z/
/HUFI3.1.ER.130228T0645Z.130301T0300Z.130305T0300Z.NO/
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING.
* AT 15.0 FEET...A FEW SLOUGHS AND A DRAINAGE HAVE WATER IN THEM IN 
  THE VICINITY OF SR 63 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WABASH RIVER.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-041543-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.130303T1800Z.130306T1500Z.NO/
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL STAY FAIRLY STEADY THROUGH TUESDAY 
  MORNING BEFORE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-041543-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-130306T2200Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.130301T0845Z.130303T1800Z.130306T1000Z.NO/
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL STAY FAIRLY STEADY THROUGH TUESDAY 
  MORNING BEFORE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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.

$$
606 
WGUS83 KIND 040313
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1013 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

......THE FLOOD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...

  WABASH RIVER...

.THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. 
THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ALERT TO FLOOD DEBRIS ON PREVIOUSLY FLOODED ROADS.  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.

&&

INC045-121-165-171-040343-
/O.CAN.KIND.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-130304T1000Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.130301T1737Z.130302T2245Z.130303T2137Z.NO/
1013 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* AT 9:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  4:37 PM SUNDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 13.7 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  MORNING.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 1, 9:58 AM EST, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 9:58 AM EST, 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
958 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

.UPDATE...
THE NEAR TERM SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED BELOW.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 343 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

ONE LAST DISTURBANCE SLIDING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE LARGE
UPPER LOW TO THE NORTHEAST WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION EARLY
TODAY...WITH CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES IN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE
WILL RETURN DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT MAY PUSH THROUGH THE AREA
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION CHANCES ASSOCIATED
WITH IT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /TODAY/...

ISSUED AT 956 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

WEAK UPPER WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH
ASSOCIATED SNOW SHOWERS NOTED ON REGIONAL RADAR MOSAICS. AREAS
WHERE MEASURABLE POPS ARE NOT INCLUDED WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF
FLURRIES TODAY...MAINLY TO ACCOUNT FOR LINGERING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE AND POTENTIAL FOR VERY WEAK CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY NOTED
ON FORECAST SOUNDINGS THIS MORNING. ON TEMPS...WITH COLD
ADVECTION AND SOLID STRATUS COVER ACROSS THE AREA...TEMPERATURES
WILL STRUGGLE TO RISE MUCH AT ALL TODAY...PERHAPS 3-5 DEGREES AT
BEST. THIS PLACES FORECAST MAXES NEAR TO A BIT BELOW CONSENSUS
NUMBERS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
ISSUED AT 343 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA AND REMAINS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...DRY WEATHER WILL RULE THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM.
QUESTION BECOMES CLEARING OF WIDESPREAD STRATUS. FEEL THAT MODELS
ARE TRYING TO CLEAR THIS OUT TOO QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY GIVEN
ENORMOUS EXPANSE OF CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES...MIDWEST...AND NORTHERN PLAINS THIS MORNING. MODEL 850 MB
RH SEEMS A GOOD PROXY FOR THIS CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING...AND
UPPED MODEL SKY COVER NUMBERS WELL INTO THE WEEKEND BASED UPON THIS.

ON TEMPS...CONSENSUS NUMBERS LOOKED A BIT WARM ON HIGHS THROUGHOUT
BASED ON LOW LEVEL THICKNESS PROGS...AND LIKEWISE TOO COOL ON MINS
TONIGHT...BUT TOO WARM LATER IN THE WEEKEND AS RADITIONAL COOLING
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE PERIOD WEARS ON.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
ISSUED AT 330 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

MODEL ENSEMBLES INDICATE A SOMEWHAT MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WITH AN
UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AND A WEAK UPPER
RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS BUILDING OUR WAY BY DAY 7.

THE GFS IS QUITE A BIT FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS RUN...WHILE THE EURO
IS A TAD SLOWER.  WILL GO WITH A BLEND WHICH MEANS THAT OUR POPS
WILL BE A LITTLE SLOWER THAN ALL BLEND. PER ENSEMBLES WILL MENTION
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS LATE MONDAY WEST AND SOUTH AND ALL AREAS MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.  IF EURO IS CORRECT PRECIP COULD LAST INTO
WEDNESDAY. BUT FOR WILL CONTINUE WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
AS THE EURO IS THE ONLY MODEL WHICH KEEPS PRECIP THAT LONG ACROSS
OUR REGION.

1000-850 MB THICKNESS INDICATE MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SOUTH MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH MOSTLY SNOW ELSEWHERE. LOWERED TEMPERATURES
SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY...OTHERWISE ALL BLEND TEMPERATURES LOOK
REASONABLE.

&&

.AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR THE 011500Z IND TAF UPDATE/

IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS BROAD CYCLONIC
FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE TAF SITES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE
BRIEF IFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO MVFR CIGS THROUGH BY
AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING PROVIDES A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIFT.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW

/DISCUSSION FOR THE 01/1200Z TAF ISSUANCE/...
ISSUED AT 550 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

MOSTLY MVFR CEILINGS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE MAY BE SOME
IMPROVEMENT LATE TODAY.  LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST AND
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS  WILL KEEP
US UNDER A NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODEL SOUNDINGS
INDICATE CEILINGS WILL BE MOSTLY UNDER 2 THOUSAND FEET THIS MORNING
MAY IMPROVE TO 3 THOUSAND OR BETTER LATE TODAY.  WINDS WILL BE FROM
THE NORTH AT AROUND 10 KNOTS DECREASING A LITTLE TONIGHT.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...NIELD
NEAR TERM...NIELD/SMF
SHORT TERM...NIELD
LONG TERM....JH
AVIATION...JH/JP
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 4:17 AM EST, 6 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
417 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-020930-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
417 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

HAZARDS: NONE.

TIMING: NONE.

DISCUSSION: FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY.
LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS
FOR INFORMATION ON MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING ON THE WABASH AND
LOWER WHITE RIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

OUTLOOK: ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT.

DISCUSSION: AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COULD BRING SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOW IN THE MONDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME. MINOR
FLOODING MAY CONTINUE ON PORTIONS OF THE WABASH AND WHITE RIVERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

NIELD

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.