Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued April 7 at 9:35PM EDT until April 11 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Issued: 2026-04-07T21:35:00-04:00
Ends: 2026-04-11T08:00:00-04:00
Details
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in
Indiana…
Wabash River at Lafayette and Covington.
…The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Illinois…
Indiana…
Wabash River at Montezuma, Terre Haute, Hutsonville Legacy Power
Plant Site, and Riverton.
.Lowland flooding will continue along the Wabash River this week.
The crest is near Terre Haute, but it will not reach Vincennes until
Friday night. Minor flooding should end by this weekend on the
upper Wabash, but continue into early next week on parts of the
middle and lower Wabash.
Dry weather is expected until Thursday, when low chances of rainfall
will lie north of Interstate 70. A much better chance of seeing
rainfall will come Friday, especially near and north of the
Interstate. Rain chances are expected to move out Friday night.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Wabash River at Lafayette.
* WHEN…Until Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 12.0 feet, Water may approach a couple low county
roads.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 12.5 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM EDT Tuesday was 12.9 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.9
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Friday evening.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.
The next statement should be issued Wednesday afternoon by around
300 PM EDT /200 PM CDT/.