Flood Warning for Richwoods, Illinois
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
949 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024
...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 Montezuma.
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding and potential flooding along a
few points of the Wabash River. This threat will continue through
the week into the weekend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Wednesday afternoon by around
100 PM EDT /noon CDT/.
ILC033-101-INC083-153-011700-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-240505T0200Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240502T1800Z.240504T1400Z.NO/
949 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 /849 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until late Saturday evening.
* 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 will rise to 17.1 feet Friday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning to
11.0 feet Tuesday, May 07. It will rise to 11.2 feet Tuesday,
May 07. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
LAT...LON 3930 8757 3923 8754 3912 8762 3914 8768
3922 8762 3932 8763
Flood Warning for Richwoods, Illinois
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
949 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024
...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 Montezuma.
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding and potential flooding along a
few points of the Wabash River. This threat will continue through
the week into the weekend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Wednesday afternoon by around
100 PM EDT /noon CDT/.
ILC033-101-INC083-153-011700-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240504T2000Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.240501T0313Z.240503T0000Z.240504T0800Z.NO/
949 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 /849 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
* 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 9:00 PM EDT Tuesday /8:00 PM CDT Tuesday/ the stage was
14.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this
evening to 15.8 feet early Friday afternoon. It will then
fall below flood stage early Saturday morning to 9.2 feet
Tuesday, May 07. It will rise to 9.4 feet Wednesday, May 08.
It will then fall again 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
Flood Warning for Richwoods, Illinois
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
949 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024
...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 Montezuma.
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding and potential flooding along a
few points of the Wabash River. This threat will continue through
the week into the weekend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Wednesday afternoon by around
100 PM EDT /noon CDT/.
ILC023-033-INC153-167-011700-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0102.240501T0337Z-240503T0600Z/
/TERI3.1.ER.240501T0337Z.240501T1800Z.240502T1800Z.NO/
949 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 /849 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Flood waters begin to enter the two breaks
in the Honey Creek Levee maintained by the Honey Creek Levee
Association. These two breaks occurred during the April 2013
flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM EDT Tuesday /8:30 PM CDT Tuesday/ the stage was
16.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this
evening to 16.8 feet early Thursday morning. It will then
fall below flood stage early Thursday afternoon to 9.9 feet
Monday evening. It will rise to 10.2 feet Tuesday, May 07. It
will then fall again and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
LAT...LON 3960 8736 3943 8740 3930 8757 3932 8763
3945 8747 3960 8741
Hazardous Weather Outlook for Richwoods, Illinois
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
Issued by National Weather Service Chicago IL
259 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
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259 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east
central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
There is a chance of thunderstorms tonight, especially in the
Illinois River Valley. Thunderstorms are expected to be in a
weakening phase as they move across central and southeast Illinois,
though could still produce some locally gusty winds.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
There is a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night in the Illinois
River Valley.
Thunderstorms are likely area wide Thursday night with the potential
for locally heavy rainfall.
There is a another chance of thunderstorms, mainly across southeast
Illinois Friday.
Additional thunderstorms are possible over the weekend and especially
early next week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.