FLOOD WARNING Issue Date: 1238 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expiration: 1000 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
WESTERN INDIANA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS...
WABASH RIVER...
.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WABASH RIVER IN
WESTERN INDIANA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS DURING 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 2 TO 4 DAYS.
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.
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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1238 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* AT 12:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 15.7 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* 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.
$$ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT Issue Date: 152 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 Expiration: 500 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
152 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-261000-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR
152 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
AT 145 AM...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS EXTENDED FROM
NEAR KOKOMO SOUTH TO BROWNSBURG...PLAINFIELD AND BLOOMINGTON. THIS
SNOW BAND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE INDIANAPOLIS METRO AREA THROUGH 3
AM. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
WITHIN THE BAND. THE SNOW BAND WILL TAKE ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES TO
PASS ANY ONE LOCATION...LIKELY PRODUCING A QUICK DUSTING TO HALF
INCH OF SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE BAND
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THE SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE ICING ON
ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING EARLY
THIS MORNING.
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RYAN HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 548 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expiration: 600 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 Expires:200912262300;;
FLUS43 KIND 252247
HWOIND
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
547 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
INZ028-029-035-043-044-051-060-061-067>071-262300-
WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-SULLIVAN-GREENE-
KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
547 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.
LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
WHITE...WABASH...AND EAST FORK OF THE WHITE RIVERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE WHITE...WABASH...AND EAST FORK OF THE WHITE RIVERS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)
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