Expires:200804201300;Remove:200804201300;877266 WGUS43 KIND 191547 FLWIND FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1147 AM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SMALL PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... WABASH RIVER...WHITE RIVER... .LOWLAND FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SMALL PORTIONS OF THE WABASH AND WHITE RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...BUT THE END OF THE FLOODING IS IN SIGHT. ON THE LOWEST REACH OF THE WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON INDIANA...THE LOWLAND FLOODING WILL END TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING HIGH WATER WILL HAVE RECEDED FROM THE LOCAL RIVER ROADS...OIL FIELDS AND LOWEST BOTTOMLAND. ON THE LOWER WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL ILLINOIS, LOWLAND FLOODING CONTINUED SATURDAY MORNING...MAINLY AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL LAND... OIL FIELD OPERATIONS AND RIVER CABIN AREAS. THE RIVER LEVEL AT MOUNT CARMEL WILL CONTINUE FALLING AND GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING...HIGH WATER WILL HAVE RECEDED FROM MANY RIVER CABIN AREAS AND OIL FIELD PUMPING UNITS. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING...DIMINISHING HIGH WATER WILL ONLY BE AFFECTING THE LOWEST FARMLAND AND NATURAL LOW AREAS IN THE MOUNT CARMEL AREA. BY TUESDAY...LOWLAND FLOODING THAT HAS LASTED MORE THAN A MONTH AND A HALF IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA WILL FINALLY FADE AWAY. 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. ILC185-INC051-083-2000000T0000Z-080420T1400Z/ /HAZI3.2.ER.000000T0000Z.080327T1200Z.080420T0200Z.NR/ 1147 AM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON. * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON. * UNTIL TONIGHT. * AT 8 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...17.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODWATERS COVER MUCH LOW GROUND IN AGRICULTURAL SEASON. LOW LYING OIL FIELDS AND COUNTY ROADS FLOOD. HIGH WATER ISOLATES POTTSTOWN, A RIVER CABIN COMMUNITY. $$ ILC047-059-185-193-INC051-083-129-201300- /O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-080420T1300Z/ /MCRI2.2.ER.080305T1836Z.080327T1800Z.080420T0100Z.UU/ 1147 AM EDT SAT APR 19 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL. * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 20.0 FEET...RIVER IS BANKFULL IN ALL LOCATIONS. ALL OIL FIELD PRODUCTION CEASES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PUMPING UNITS ON SUBSTRUCTURES. ACCESS TO THESE ARE BY BOAT ONLY. AGRICULTURAL LOSSES INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. FARMERS MOVE LIVESTOCK TO HIGHER GROUND. CITY OF MOUNT CARMEL LEAVES FLOOD GATES B AND C IN YEAR ROUND. $$