Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following waterways and locations in Indiana...Illinois...

Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Montezuma, Covington, Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site, and Riverton.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following river ad location in Indiana...

Wabash River at Lafayette.

.Repeating rounds of showers and thunderstorms over the past 72 hours, ending at 8 AM this morning, has brought copious rainfall to eastern, northern central, and much of western Indiana. Maximum radar estimates range from roughly three inches near Terre Haute to six to seven inches from Vermilion County, Illinois southeast to northern Vermillion, southern Fountain, and northern Parke counties in Indiana.

The crest at Lafayette is expected Saturday, Terre Haute Sunday night, and Mt Mount Carmel early in the week of August 23.

More rain, on and off, is in the forecast through Sunday night. Please keep abreast of changes to the forecast and our river products for the latest.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Extensive flooding is in progress. Higher rural roads begin to flood. High water isolates many river cabins. Seep water becomes a problem.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:00 PM EDT Friday /4:00 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 9.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 19.3 feet Friday, August 21. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood