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River Flood Warning 62, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT for Gibson County, Knox County, Posey County, Indiana; 4 counties in Illinois. It took effect at May 1, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT (16:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2026, 2:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Edwards County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Wabash County, IL, White County, IL, Gibson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Posey County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:33 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Wabash River at Mount Carmel (MCRI2). The gauge peaked at 20.51 ft at May 3, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 32 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03377500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
Nearby
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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.