FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1032 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...
WABASH RIVER...
.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
WABASH RIVER IN WESTERN INDIANA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS DURING THE REST
OF THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.  RIVER CRESTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2
TO 4 FEET HIGHER THAN HIGH WATER LEVELS EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN
DECEMBER.
FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL RIVER ROADS...AGRICULTURAL LAND
AND RIVER PARKS.  FLOODING MAY LAST THRU THURSDAY.
RAIN OF 1 TO NEARLY 3 INCHES FELL IN EASTERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN
INDIANA SINCE EARLY WEDNESDAY.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL IN EASTERN
ILLINOIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATER. TURN
AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS.
RECREATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
CHANGING RIVER CONDITIONS.
FOR DETAILED FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON THE WEB.
FROM THE BLUE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE...CLICK ON RIVERS
AND LAKES.
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1032 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT  8:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 17.6 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* 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.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 549 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

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FLUS43 KIND 261049
HWOIND
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
549 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
INZ043-044-051-060-067-271100-
VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-SULLIVAN-KNOX-
549 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WABASH RIVER.
SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH TODAY. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE WABASH RIVER INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
&&
MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)
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