... Flood Warning extended until Thursday evening... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Wabash River at Riverton.
* Until Thursday evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9:00 am Wednesday the stage was 17.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Thursday morning.
* At 18.0 feet... extensive lowland flooding is in progress. High
water surrounds many river Cabins. Access to most river Cabins is
by boat only. Levees begin to protect farmland. Extensive
flooding of Leaverton Park occurs in Palestine, Illinois.
1036 am EST Wed Jan 07 2009
... Flood Warning extended until Thursday afternoon... the Flood
Warning continues for
the Wabash River at Hutsonville.
* Until Thursday afternoon... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 am Wednesday the stage was 17.7 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late tonight.
* 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.
1036 am EST Wed Jan 07 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Wabash River at Vincennes.
* Until late this afternoon.
* At 8 am Wednesday the stage was 16.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* At 17.0 feet... considerable agricultural flooding extends from just
north of the Junction of Illinois 33 with business 50 to the St.
Francesville, Illinois area. Several local roads are impassable in
Lawrence County. Extensive seep water forms behind Illinois levees
extending from Russellville to U.S. Highway 50. Flooding of
agricultural land begins in Knox County Indiana west of the
Railroad extending for the Oaktown area to the Northside of
Vincennes. Extensive flooding of small creek.
National Weather Service:
Flood Warning
Lawrenceville, IL
Current Conditions
32 °F
Scattered Clouds
16 mph
from the West
27 °F
29.66 in
21 °F
80%
10.0 miles
Mount Carmel, IL
Updated — 11:07 PM CST on January 07, 2009
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Lawrenceville
31 °F - Scattered Clouds
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Mount Carmel
32 °F - Scattered Clouds
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Robinson
32 °F - Mostly Cloudy -
Olney-Noble
30 °F - Clear
Forecast for Lawrence (62439)
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Thursday
Partly Cloudy
H 32° / L 20°
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Friday
Partly Cloudy
H 43° / L 32°
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Saturday
Partly Cloudy
H 36° / L 20°
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Sunday
Partly Cloudy
H 32° / L 20°
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Monday
Partly Cloudy
H 36° / L 20°
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Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Not as cold. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday NightNot as cold. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening...then a chance of rain or snow after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Saturday
Colder. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday Night and SundayPartly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday Night and Sunday
Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 30s.
Sunday Night through Monday NightMostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
Sunday Night through Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
Statement as of 10:36 am EST on January 07, 2009
Flood Warning
