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8/29/2026 8:11am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Partly cloudy
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN

    FLOOD WARNING  

Flood Warning issued August 28 at 8:36PM CDT until August 31 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 8:36pm CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 8:36pm CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 10:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Friday 8:36pm CDT

Event Ends: Monday 1:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...Illinois...

Wabash River from Hutsonville to Vincennes.

.Minor flooding continues on the Wabash River from Hutsonville down
to Vincennes. The river has crested. Flooding should come to an end
on the Wabash over the weekend.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.

* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, High water surrounds elevated river cabins.
County roads to these cabins are impassable.  Agricultural flooding
is in progress.  Seep water develops behind levees.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT /9:00 PM EDT/ Friday the stage was 18.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:00 PM CDT /9:00 PM EDT/ Friday was 19.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early
Monday morning and continue falling to 4.9 feet Monday, September
07.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.9
feet on 03/13/1993.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Flooding is occurring. Most flood related deaths occur in
automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges, dips, or
low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream, even a
small one, on foot. To escape rising water find another route over
higher ground.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.

The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1015 AM CDT
/1115 AM EDT/.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55513f7e9c408f5bc1ea8c3d4b8ca021151f81f3.002.1
Codes: ILC033, ILC101
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55513f7e9c408f5bc1ea8c3d4b8ca021151f81f3.002.1