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Flood Warning

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Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN

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Urgency Immediate
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana...Illinois...
Wabash River at Covington down to Vincennes.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Wabash River at Lafayette.
.Heavy to extreme rainfall across northern central Indiana since last week has produced minor to moderate flooding along most of the Wabash River from Lafayette down to Riverton...with the crest in moderate flood currently passing Montezuma. Moderate flooding will end at Covington pre-dawn Wednesday...while starting at Terre Haute. Flooding will end at Lafayette by midday Wednesday...with flooding starting at Vincennes by early Thursday.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until Friday, August 28.
* IMPACTS...At 23.8 feet, Ball field in Hutsonville is extensively flooded. Blacktop road that runs along the Wabash River from Hutsonville to Palestine is still above flood waters. Most all of the roads leading from this road to the Wabash are underwater, some by several feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.5 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday, August 27. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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