WGUS83 KIND 061758 FLSIND Flood Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 158 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois... Wabash River at Montezuma. Wabash River at Riverton. Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. .Recent additional heavy rainfall around one to two inches has produced rising levels on the Wabash River...with minor flooding developing on the middle and lower Wabash. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 this evening by around 1100 PM EDT /1000 PM CDT/. && INC121-165-167-070300- /O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0067.000000T0000Z-260508T0448Z/ /MTZI3.1.ER.260506T1702Z.260507T0600Z.260507T1648Z.NO/ 158 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...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 12:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3997 8739 3986 8734 3961 8736 3961 8741 3985 8741 3997 8745 $$ ILC033-101-INC083-153-070300- /O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0065.260506T1942Z-260510T0300Z/ /RVTI3.1.ER.260506T1942Z.260508T1200Z.260509T1500Z.NO/ 158 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026 /1258 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026/ ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton. * WHEN...Until late Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Some agricultural lands underwater. A few rural roads in Crawford County, Illinois close as water backs up Minnow Slough. High water affects campground at Leaverton Park in Palestine. A few private roads near the Gill Township levee in Sullivan County may flood. Water level is at the top of most makeshift levees. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 PM EDT Wednesday /12:00 PM CDT Wednesday/ the stage was 14.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 16.3 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3913 8761 3899 8748 3886 8750 3885 8756 3898 8759 3913 8768 $$ ILC033-101-INC083-153-070300- /O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0066.260506T2024Z-260509T2230Z/ /HUTI2.1.ER.260506T2024Z.260508T1200Z.260509T1030Z.NO/ 158 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026 /1258 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026/ ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. * WHEN...Until Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana side. Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater. Old Darwin Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties in Illinois are impassable. Low agricultural land floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 17.1 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3930 8757 3923 8754 3912 8762 3912 8768 3922 8762 3932 8763 $$ CP