Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois
Areas Affected: Lawrence, IL; Wabash, IL; Knox, IN
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 9:54pm EDT
Alert Effective: Friday 9:54pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 2:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 9:54pm EDT
Event Ends: Monday 4:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois... East Fork White River at Seymour. White River at Petersburg down to Hazleton. Wabash River at Vincennes down to Mount Carmel. .Recent, mainly light to moderate rainfall...and additional areas of to widespread heavy rainfall amounts up to three inches total over southern Indiana through midday Saturday...is expected to prolong minor flooding or bring an additional crest on the lower White, lower Wabash, and at Seymour on the East Fork White. Minor flooding could continue into early next week on portions of the lower White and lower Wabash. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Vincennes. * WHEN...Until early Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Some flooding at Kimmell Park in Vincennes. Agricultural lands flood in the St. Francisville, Illinois area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 PM EDT Friday /8:45 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 15.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Sunday morning to a crest of 16.1 feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 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 Saturday afternoon by around 200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53ae89431bc3ed7016e03b3d7a5ca68fc82c1f24.003.1 Codes: ILC101 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53ae89431bc3ed7016e03b3d7a5ca68fc82c1f24.003.1