Flood Warning for Bicknell, Indiana
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1229 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...Illinois...
Wabash River at Riverton.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Indiana...Illinois...
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
.The Wabash River continues to recede in most areas from significant
rainfall earlier in April. Rainfall of around one inch over northern
reaches of the river may slow or even temporarily reverse this
recession in the coming days, but at this time flooding is not
expected to return to many points along the river, with the
exception of Lafayette.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 afternoon by around 130 PM
EDT /1230 PM CDT/.
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1229 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /1129 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Some agricultural lands underwater. A few
rural roads in Crawford County, Illinois close as water backs up
Minnow Slough. High water affects campground at Leaverton Park in
Palestine. A few private roads near the Gill Township levee in
Sullivan County may flood. Water level is at the top of most
makeshift levees.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM EDT Wednesday /11:00 AM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 15.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:00 PM EDT Wednesday /11:00 AM CDT Wednesday/ was
17.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- 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 8767