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FLWIND



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Indianapolis IN

952 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a 

Flood Warning for the following river and location in Indiana...



  Wabash River at Montezuma.



.Past and upcoming rainfall is expected to push the Wabash River 

above flood stage toward early to mid afternoon Monday at Montezuma 

in western Indiana.  The current forecast calls for a crest of about 

four tenths of a foot above flood stage, and for the river to drop 

below flood stage May 1.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.



The next statement should be issued Monday afternoon by around 200 

PM EDT.



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INC121-165-167-291800-

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952 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.



* WHEN...From Monday afternoon to early Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...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.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.2 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 14.4 feet Tuesday morning.

    It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.

  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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