Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 21 at 10:17PM EDT until June 27 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 21, 2026 - 7:17pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river and locations
in Indiana...Illinois...
Wabash River at Montezuma, Terre Haute, Hutsonville Legacy Power
Plant Site, Riverton, Vincennes, and Mount Carmel.
.Repeat thunderstorms over the southern half of Indiana have brought
heavy rainfall, with peak radar indicated amounts of between 1.50
and 2.00 inches southwest of Indianapolis, from Greene County
eastward to Brown County, and Knox County eastward to Martin
County. Rainfall elsewhere in the southwest quadrant of Indiana
typically have been close to one inch. This rainfall will bring
points on mid and lower sections of the Wabash River into flood
early this week.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Montezuma agricultural levee is
overtopped. Fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 15.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 PM EDT Sunday was 18.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.7
feet Tuesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage
early Friday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,
television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Monday afternoon by around 200
PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.
Area Description:
Parke, IN; Vermillion, IN; Vigo, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Indianapolis IN
Sender: