Flood Warning

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

Wabash River at Terre Haute.

Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.

Wabash River at Montezuma.

Wabash River at Covington.

Wabash River at Lafayette.

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

Wabash River at Riverton.

Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.

Wabash River at Vincennes.

.Several inches of rainfall over the past week have brought moderate flooding to the Wabash River. The crest on the Wabash is past Independence and approaching Covington on Monday afternoon. The crest is forecast to reach Riverton this weekend. Additional rainfall later this week could lengthen the amount of time spent in flood.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Covington.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Many local roads are impassable. High water backs up into Mud Run, cutting off some county roads just northwest of Covington. North Sandhill Road begins to flood from Mallory Branch. Mud Creek extensively floods W CR 260 N and Sandhill Road by backwater from the Wabash River.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:45 AM EDT Monday the stage was 25.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:45 AM EDT Monday was 25.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood