Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued August 20 at 12:46PM EDT until August 24 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Issued: 2026-08-20T12:46:00-04:00
Ends: 2026-08-24T19:00:00-04:00
Details
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana…Illinois…
Wabash River at Lafayette.
Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.
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.
.Heavy to extreme rainfall across northern central Indiana
since last week has produced minor to moderate flooding along most
of the Wabash River from Lafayette down to Riverton already, with
the crest in moderate flood passing Montezuma very slowly as of
Thursday afternoon. Moderate flooding has also reached Terre Haute
and the crest will take a couple of days to pass. This first crest
should reach Vincennes around Tuesday. The heavy rainfall Wednesday
through early Thursday morning across the area is bringing a
secondary crest and renewed flooding to the Lafayette area, but this
secondary crest will spread out by the time it gets further
downriver and should not raise the primary crest but instead keep
the river in flood longer.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Wabash River at Covington.
* WHEN…Until Monday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 21.0 feet, Lanes to river residences west of South
River Road south of Covington flooded. Sandhill Road at Mud Run
just northeast of Covington begins to flood. Extensive lowland
flooding in progress. Higher bottomlands flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 11:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 21.2 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:45 AM EDT Thursday was 23.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Monday 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 400 AM
EDT /300 AM CDT/.