Flood Warning for Riverton, Indiana
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
928 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding along a few points of the
Wabash River. River flooding is expected to continue on the Wabash
River through Friday morning for Hutsonville and Riverton, but
Montezuma will likely fall below flood stage Thursday evening.
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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued 12pm Thursday afternoon by
around 1230 PM EDT /1130 AM CDT/.
ILC033-101-INC083-153-021630-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-240504T0400Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240502T1200Z.240503T1600Z.NO/
928 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /828 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Old Darwin Road and a few low rural roads
between York and Hutsonville, Illinois begin to flood.
Agricultural flooding begins along portions of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.0
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Friday afternoon.
- 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 Riverton, Indiana
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
928 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
Wabash River at Montezuma.
.Recent rainfall has led to flooding along a few points of the
Wabash River. River flooding is expected to continue on the Wabash
River through Friday morning for Hutsonville and Riverton, but
Montezuma will likely fall below flood stage Thursday evening.
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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued 12pm Thursday afternoon by
around 1230 PM EDT /1130 AM CDT/.
ILC033-101-INC083-153-021630-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240504T0300Z/
/RVTI3.1.ER.240501T0300Z.240502T1200Z.240503T1500Z.NO/
928 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /828 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.
* WHEN...Until late Friday evening.
* 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 Wednesday /8:00 PM CDT Wednesday/ the stage
was 15.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM EDT Wednesday /8:00 PM CDT Wednesday/ was
15.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.7
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
late Friday morning.
- 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