Issued by NWS Indianapolis, IN
000 WGUS83 KIND 201436 FLSIND FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 936 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN WESTERN INDIANA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS CONTINUES... WABASH RIVER... .THE WABASH RIVER WAS AT BANKFULL LEVELS FROM HUTSONVILLE TO VINCENNES LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WAS FALLING AT HUTSONVILLE AND NEAR CREST AT VINCENNES AND RISING SLOWLY AT MOUNT CARMEL. AN ADDITIONAL RISE OF LESS THAN A FOOT WILL OCCUR BY SATURDAY MORNING AT MOUNT CARMEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO NEARLY 5 INCHES OCCURRED IN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. THE WABASH RIVER CRESTED ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET HIGHER THAN EARLIER IN NOVEMBER FROM MONTEZUMA TO VINCENNES. THE RIVER CREST AT MOUNT CARMEL WILL BE LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE MUCH LESS WATER IS COMING FROM THE WHITE RIVER. LOWLAND FLOODING WILL AFFECT AGRICULTURAL LAND...RIVER PARKS AND POSSIBLY A FEW LOCAL RIVER ROADS. HIGH RIVER LEVELS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && ILC033-101-INC083-153-210412- /O.CON.KIND.FL.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-091121T0412Z/ /HUTI2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 936 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * 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. $$ ILC033-101-INC083-153-210412- /O.CON.KIND.FL.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-091121T0412Z/ /RVTI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 936 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * AT 14.0 FEET...LOWEST AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD. MAKESHIFT LEVEES OFFER SOME PROTECTION. LOWEST RURAL ROADS FLOOD. $$ ILC101-185-INC083-210412- /O.CON.KIND.FL.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-091121T0412Z/ /VCNI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 936 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 12.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ILC047-059-185-193-INC051-083-129-210412- /O.CON.KIND.FL.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091121T0412Z/ /MCRI2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 936 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 12.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. $$
