FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1117 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN WESTERN INDIANA AND
EASTERN ILLINOIS
WABASH RIVER...
.A BRIEF PERIOD OF MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ALONG A
PORTION OF THE LOWER WABASH RIVER IN WESTERN INDIANA AND EASTERN
ILLINOIS, FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, AS A RESULT OF WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
FROM MONTEZUMA DOWN TO RIVERTON, MINOR FLOODING OF LOW FARMLAND
NEAR THE RIVER IS EXPECTED. BOTTOMLAND IN NORTHEAST CRAWFORD COUNTY
ILLINOIS WILL HAVE SOME FLOODING. STRETCHES OF OLD DARWIN ROAD
NEAR DARWIN ILLINOIS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD BY FRIDAY EVENING, ALONG
WITH SOME LOCAL RIVER ROADS ON THE ILLINOIS SIDE. THE LOWLAND
FLOODING WILL HAVE ENDED BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATER. TURN
AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. ALWAYS 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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1117 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* 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.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 643 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 630 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expires:200912251130;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
624 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
INZ043-044-051-060-067-251130-
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624 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS COULD HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FLOODING.
STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH. THIS MAY BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS...SUCH AS CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WABASH RIVER
FROM MONTEZUMA TO RIVERTON. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND
STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FROM CHRISTMAS
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.
.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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