Flood Warning

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

Wabash River at Vincennes.

Wabash River at Riverton.

Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.

Wabash River at Mount Carmel.

.Recent periods of heavy rainfall have led to flooding along portions of the Wabash River at Vincennes, Riverton, Hutsonville, and Mount Carmel. Points are expected to crest midweek and begin to fall below flood stage by the weekend.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana side. Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater. Old Darwin Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties in Illinois are impassable. Low agricultural land floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon and continue falling and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood