Flood Warning for Dewey, Indiana
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding along a few points of the
Wabash River. This threat will continue through the week into the
weekend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 215 AM
EDT /115 AM CDT/.
INC121-165-167-020615-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-240503T0900Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.240429T0937Z.240501T0100Z.240502T2100Z.NO/
1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.
* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Several hundred acres of bottomlands along
the right bank from the mouth of Sugar Creek to northern edge of
Montezuma begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 15.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday was 16.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
LAT...LON 3997 8739 3986 8734 3977 8736 3977 8740
3985 8741 3997 8745
Flood Warning for Dewey, Indiana
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding along a few points of the
Wabash River. This threat will continue through the week into the
weekend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued late tonight by around 215 AM
EDT /115 AM CDT/.
ILC023-033-INC153-167-020615-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-240502T1800Z/
/TERI3.1.ER.240501T0352Z.240501T1000Z.240502T0600Z.NO/
1105 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /1005 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* 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 10:30 AM EDT Wednesday /9:30 AM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 16.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 AM EDT Wednesday /9:30 AM CDT Wednesday/ was
16.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.6
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight.
- 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