Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued August 19 at 11:20AM EDT until August 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Issued: 2026-08-19T11:20:00-04:00
Ends: 2026-08-22T20:00:00-04:00
Details
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana…Illinois…
Wabash River at Riverton.
Wabash River at Terre Haute.
Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.
Wabash River at Montezuma.
Wabash River at Covington.
Wabash River at Vincennes.
.Moderate flooding continues on the Wabash River at Montezuma, where
the river is just past crest as of late Wednesday morning. The river
should crest at Terre Haute Thursday through Friday and make its way
downriver to reach Vincennes around the middle of next week.
Additional rainfall through Friday morning of around an inch was
included in the forecast for the upper Wabash and about 1.5 inches
over the lower Wabash, with only a quarter inch over the middle
Wabash. Changes in the amounts or location of the rainfall will
impact the crest and amount of time in flood.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Wabash River at Covington.
* WHEN…Until Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 24.0 feet, Basement flooding begins in 10 to 12
cottages. The approach to new bridge downstream of SR 28 in
Attica floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 23.6 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday was 24.9 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday morning and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
– Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 late tonight by around 230 AM
EDT /130 AM CDT/.