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River Flood Warning 99, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 9, 2025Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana; Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Jun 9, 2025, 3:59 AM EDT for Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana; Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 9, 2025, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2025, 3:59 AM EDT (07:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 9, 2025, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2025, 10:29 PM EDT
In force
28 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), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 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 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.

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 Jun 9, 2:45 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 2:45 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 3:45 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
345 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025

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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-
345 AM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will diminish this morning across areas
mainly along and south of Interstate 70. Severe storms are not
expected.

Isolated thunderstorms may return this afternoon and continue into
early evening across areas north of Interstate 70. These storms are
not expected to be severe, but some may contain gusty winds.

Lightning is a threat from any thunderstorm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Chances for thunderstorms return for Friday into the weekend.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 10:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox3 days
Jun 9, 8:56 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson15 hr
Jun 9, 9:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene15 hr
Jun 9, 11:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph13 hr
Jun 9, 12:30 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan40 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2025River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2025Every river flood warning in 2025

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.