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River Flood Warning 49, NWS Indianapolis, IN

February 8, 2017Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana; Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Feb 8, 2017, 10:43 AM EST for Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana; Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 11, 2017, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2017, 10:43 AM EST (15:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2017, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 13, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

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

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

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.

The text

As transmitted.

000 
WGUS43 KIND 081543
FLWIND
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1043 AM EST WED FEB 8 2017

...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Flood 
Warning for portions of the following river in western Indiana...

  Wabash River...

.Lowland flooding will return to portions of the Wabash River in
western Indiana.  Flood crests will be lower than those experienced
in late January.  Flooding will affect low agricultural land and some
river parks. 

Rainfall of 1 to 2 inches occurred in much of northern Indiana since
Monday afternoon.


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 and 
click on rivers and lakes.



INC045-121-157-165-171-090343-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0046.170209T0320Z-170210T2248Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.170209T0320Z.170209T1800Z.170210T1048Z.NO/
1043 AM EST WED FEB 8 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Lafayette.
* from this evening to Friday afternoon.
* At  9:30 AM Wednesday the stage was 8.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise 
  to near 12.0 feet by tomorrow early afternoon.  The river will fall
  below flood stage by Friday morning.
* At 12.0 feet...High water affects a few low river cabins and county 
  roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8673 4048 8688 4040 8709 4033 8709
      4040 8688 4054 8670             

$$

INC045-121-165-171-090342-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0047.170209T2230Z-170211T1048Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.170209T2230Z.170210T0600Z.170210T2248Z.NO/
1043 AM EST WED FEB 8 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Covington.
* from Thursday afternoon to late Friday night.
* At  9:45 AM Wednesday the stage was 10.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 16.6 feet by Friday morning.  The river 
  will fall below flood stage by Friday 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. 

&&

LAT...LON 4040 8709 4020 8747 3997 8745 3997 8739
      4017 8737 4033 8709             

$$

INC121-165-167-090342-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0048.170210T0524Z-170212T0730Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.170210T0524Z.170210T1800Z.170211T1930Z.NO/
1043 AM EST WED FEB 8 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Montezuma.
* from late Thursday night to late Saturday night.
* At  9:45 AM Wednesday the stage was 9.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Friday morning and 
  continue to rise to near 15.2 feet by Friday early afternoon.  The 
  river will fall below flood stage by Saturday early afternoon.
* 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3997 8745 3985 8741 3977 8740 3977 8736
      3986 8734 3997 8739             

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-090342-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0049.170211T1800Z-170213T1200Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.170211T1800Z.170212T0600Z.170213T0000Z.NO/
943 AM CST WED FEB 8 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is forecast to have a maximum value of 16.3 
  feet early Sunday morning.
* 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3932 8763 3922 8762 3914 8768 3912 8762
      3923 8754 3930 8757             

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-090342-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0050.170212T1200Z-170213T0600Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.170212T1200Z.170212T1200Z.170212T1800Z.NO/
1043 AM EST WED FEB 8 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Riverton.
* from Sunday morning to late Sunday night.
* At 10:00 AM Wednesday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage Sunday
  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.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 8767 3898 8759 3885 8756 3886 8750
      3899 8748 3913 8761             

$$
2 follow-up statements
704 
WGUS83 KIND 090206
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
905 PM EST WED FEB 8 2017

...A Flood Warning continues for portions of the following rivers in 
Indiana...

  Wabash River...



.Lowland flooding will return to portions of the Wabash River in
western Indiana.  Flood crests will be lower than those experienced
in late January and will range from bankfull to a few feet above
flood stage.  Flooding will affect low agricultural land and some
river parks. 

Rainfall of 1 to 2 inches occurred in much of northern Indiana since
Monday afternoon.


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 and 
click on rivers and lakes.



INC045-121-157-165-171-100205-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0046.170209T0159Z-170210T1930Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.170209T0136Z.170209T1200Z.170210T0730Z.NO/
905 PM EST WED FEB 8 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Lafayette.
* from this evening to Friday afternoon.
* At  8:46 PM Wednesday the stage was 11.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 11.7 feet by 
  tomorrow morning. The river will fall below flood stage early 
  Friday morning.
* At 12.0 feet...High water affects a few low river cabins and county 
  roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8673 4048 8688 4040 8709 4033 8709
      4040 8688 4054 8670             

$$

INC045-121-165-171-100204-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0047.170209T2230Z-170211T1048Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.170209T2230Z.170210T0600Z.170210T2248Z.NO/
905 PM EST WED FEB 8 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Covington.
* from Thursday afternoon to late Friday night.
* At  8:45 PM Wednesday the stage was 12.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 16.6 feet by Friday morning.  The river 
  will fall below flood stage by Friday 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. 

&&

LAT...LON 4040 8709 4020 8747 3997 8745 3997 8739
      4017 8737 4033 8709             

$$

INC121-165-167-100204-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0048.170210T0524Z-170212T0730Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.170210T0524Z.170210T1800Z.170211T1930Z.NO/
905 PM EST WED FEB 8 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Montezuma.
* from late Thursday night to late Saturday night.
* At  8:45 PM Wednesday the stage was 9.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early Friday morning and 
  continue to rise to near 15.2 feet by Friday early afternoon.  The 
  river will fall below flood stage by Saturday early afternoon.
* 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3997 8745 3985 8741 3977 8740 3977 8736
      3986 8734 3997 8739             

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-100204-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0049.170211T1800Z-170213T1200Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.170211T1800Z.170212T0600Z.170213T0000Z.NO/
805 PM CST WED FEB 8 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is forecast to have a maximum value of 16.3 
  feet early Sunday morning.
* 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3932 8763 3922 8762 3914 8768 3912 8762
      3923 8754 3930 8757             

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-100204-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0050.170212T1200Z-170213T0600Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.170212T1200Z.170212T1200Z.170212T1800Z.NO/
905 PM EST WED FEB 8 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Riverton.
* from Sunday morning to late Sunday night.
* At  8:00 PM Wednesday the stage was 9.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage Sunday
  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.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 8767 3898 8759 3885 8756 3886 8750
      3899 8748 3913 8761             

$$
927 
WGUS83 KIND 091549
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1049 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017

...The Flood Warning is no longer in effect for portions of the
following river in Indiana...

  Wabash River...

.The Wabash River at Hutsonville and Riverton are forecast to crest 
below flood stage in western Indiana.

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 and 
click on rivers and lakes.



ILC033-101-INC083-153-091619-
/O.CAN.KIND.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170213T1200Z/
/HUTI2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
949 AM CST THU FEB 9 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is forecast below flood stage with a maximum 
  value of 15.3 feet Saturday evening.

&&

LAT...LON 3932 8763 3922 8762 3914 8768 3912 8762
      3923 8754 3930 8757             

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-091619-
/O.CAN.KIND.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-170213T0600Z/
/RVTI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1049 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Wabash River at Riverton.
* At 10:00 AM Thursday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will crest below flood stage at 14.0 feet 
  early Sunday morning.


&&

LAT...LON 3913 8767 3898 8759 3885 8756 3886 8750
      3899 8748 3913 8761             

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 3:33 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Hamilton and 14 more18 hr
Feb 8, 10:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren55 hr
Feb 8, 10:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren67 hr
Feb 8, 10:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo4 days
Feb 8, 10:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan5 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2017River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2017Every river flood warning in 2017

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.