Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
Areas Affected: Fountain, IN; Parke, IN; Tippecanoe, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:33pm EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:33pm EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 2:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 10:33pm EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois... Wabash River at Lafayette down to Covington...and at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Indiana... Wabash River at Montezuma down to Terre Haute...and at Riverton. .Heavy rainfall since Monday afternoon totaling generally two to four inches across western central Indiana...has produced minor flooding along much of the Wabash River. Flooding will end at Lafayette and Covington Thursday...with minor flooding continuing at Terre Haute and points downriver into next week. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Lafayette. * WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water may approach a couple low county roads. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 11.7 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:30 PM EDT Wednesday was 12.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow morning and continue falling and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued Thursday afternoon by around 200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f1b04944c20bf4f3e499cbfede6c79eff1747e4.006.1 Codes: INC045, INC121, INC157, INC165, INC171 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f1b04944c20bf4f3e499cbfede6c79eff1747e4.006.1