FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 954 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA...
EAST FORK WHITE RIVER...WABASH RIVER...WHITE RIVER...
.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ALONG RIVERS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
INDIANA FROM CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. EXTENSIVE
LOWLAND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER FROM MONTEZUMA
TO NEAR VINCENNES.
FLOODING ALONG THE WABASH RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO POSSIBLY 4
FEET HIGHER THAN EXPERIENCED EARLIER THIS MONTH. HIGH WATER ALONG
THE WHITE AND EAST FORK WHITE RIVERS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A
FEW WEEKS AGO.
FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL AND STATE ROADS...AGRICULTURAL LAND
AND SOME RIVER PARKS. FLOODING MAY LAST MORE THAN A WEEK ALONG THE
WABASH RIVER.
RIVER OF 1 TO POSSIBLY MORE THAN 2 INCHES MAY FALL IN EASTERN
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA BY CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS
EXPECTED IN EASTERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN INDIANA.
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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954 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY DECEMBER 31.
* AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.7 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* AT 20.0 FEET...PARK IN SOUTHERN MONTEZUMA BEGINS TO FLOOD. HIGHER
BOTTOMLANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD. WATER BACKS UP MOST LOCAL TRIBUTARIES.
RIVER WATER IS AT THE TOP OF SOME PRIVATE LEVEES. LOWEST COUNTY
ROADS BEGIN TO FLOOD. PARK COUNTY ROAD 75 WEST BEGINS TO FLOOD.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 135 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 130 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expires:200912251830;;
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HWOIND
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
130 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
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WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-SULLIVAN-GREENE-
KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
130 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.
FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WABASH...WHITE...AND
EAST FORK WHITE RIVERS. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS.
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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