Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Indiana...

Wabash River at Mount Carmel

Wabash River at Riverton

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

Wabash River at Vincennes

Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site

.Minor flooding also continues on the Wabash River from Hutsonville down to Mount Carmel with the crest approaching Mount Carmel. Flooding should come to an end on the Wabash during the weekend.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.

* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Leaverton Park in Palestine and park in Hutsonville begin to flood. Agricultural flooding spreads to higher land. Seep water is noticeable behind levees. Some elevated river cottages are surrounded by water. Several county or township roads east of Lincoln Heritage Trail between Palestine and Hutsonville in Crawford County Illinois are impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Saturday evening and continue falling to 6.7 feet Sunday, September 06. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood