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FLSIND
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
527 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...Illinois...
Wabash River at Montezuma.
Wabash River at Covington.
Wabash River at Lafayette.
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
Wabash River at Riverton.
.Recent periods of heavy rainfall have led to minor flooding along
the Wabash River near Montezuma, Covington, Lafayette, Terre Haute,
Hutsonville, and Riverton. Flooding will persist through next week
in some locations.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued this evening by around 830 PM
EDT /730 PM CDT/.
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INC121-165-167-150030-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0152.000000T0000Z-260820T0810Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.260814T0639Z.260816T1200Z.260819T2010Z.NO/
527 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Park in southern Montezuma begins to
flood. Higher bottomlands begin to flood. Water backs up most
local tributaries. River water is at the top of some private
levees. Lowest county roads begin to flood. Parke CR 75 W begins
to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 14.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:45 AM EDT Friday was 14.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.5
feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3997 8739 3986 8734 3961 8736 3961 8741
3985 8741 3997 8745
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INC045-121-165-171-150030-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0151.000000T0000Z-260819T0730Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.260813T1830Z.260815T1800Z.260818T1930Z.NO/
527 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Covington.
* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Lanes to river residences west of South
River Road south of Covington flooded. Sandhill Road at Mud Run
just northeast of Covington begins to flood. Extensive lowland
flooding in progress. Higher bottomlands flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 18.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:45 AM EDT Friday was 18.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.8
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 4033 8709 4017 8737 3997 8739 3997 8745
4020 8747 4040 8709
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INC045-121-157-165-171-150030-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0138.000000T0000Z-260819T0000Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.260812T1746Z.260815T0000Z.260818T1200Z.NO/
527 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Lafayette.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Lowland flooding is in progress. Flood
waters near SR 225 between Old SR 25 and Battleground. Warren CR
350 N near Black Rock Preserve and Tippecanoe CR 950 W in the
Wabash Bottoms, Janssen Tract area may be impassable. Fort
Ouiatenon grounds begin to flood. Flooding at the Grandville
Public Access site.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:30 AM EDT Friday the stage was 16.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:30 AM EDT Friday was 16.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.2
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 4054 8670 4040 8688 4033 8709 4040 8709
4048 8688 4056 8673
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ILC023-033-INC153-167-150030-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0161.260815T0712Z-260820T2330Z/
/TERI3.1.ER.260815T0712Z.260817T1200Z.260820T1130Z.NO/
527 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 /427 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, Water begins to rise in the Izaak Walton
Lake. Sheet flowing water begins in the wetland project between
U.S. 40 and I-70, and during a prolonged flood event project fills
about 75 percent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:30 AM EDT Friday /3:30 AM CDT Friday/ the stage was 11.8
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 19.7 feet Monday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3961 8736 3943 8740 3930 8757 3932 8763
3945 8747 3961 8741
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ILC033-101-INC083-153-150030-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0160.260815T0800Z-260822T0600Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.260815T0800Z.260820T0600Z.260821T1800Z.NO/
527 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 /427 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY, AUGUST
22...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday, August 22.
* 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 rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 18.8 feet early Thursday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Friday, August 21.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3930 8757 3923 8754 3912 8762 3912 8768
3922 8762 3932 8763
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ILC033-101-INC083-153-150030-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0162.260815T1930Z-260822T0916Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.260815T1930Z.260820T0000Z.260821T2116Z.NO/
527 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 /427 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY,
AUGUST 22...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to Saturday, August 22.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Extensive lowland flooding is in
progress. High water surrounds many river cabins. Access to most
river cabins is by boat only. Levees begin to protect farmland.
Extensive flooding of Leaverton Park occurs in Palestine, Illinois.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:00 AM EDT Friday /4:00 AM CDT Friday/ the stage was 5.3
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.4 feet Wednesday evening.
It will then fall below flood stage Friday, August 21.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3913 8761 3899 8748 3886 8750 3885 8756
3898 8759 3913 8768
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