Oblong, Illinois Weather Warnings

Issue Date: 504 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... Isolated thunderstorms are possible today and tonight. No severe weather is expected, although locally heavy rain will be possible. Minor flooding continues along much of the Wabash River from near Palestine upstream. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Isolated storms are also possible Wednesday and Thursday, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. The potential for severe thunderstorms appears low. Minor flooding will continue along the Wabash River from Palestine upstream through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

Issue Date: 921 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. * Until Tuesday, May 25. * There is no current observed data. * Flood stage is 16.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will rise to 17.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall to 17.5 feet and begin rising again early Wednesday morning. It will rise to 18.6 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening. * Impact...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. && LAT...LON 3930 8757 3923 8754 3912 8762 3914 8768 3922 8762 3932 8763

Issue Date: 921 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Wabash River at Riverton. * Until Tuesday, May 25. * At 11:00 AM CDT Monday /12:00 PM EDT Monday/ the stage was 16.3 feet. * Flood stage is 15.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:00 AM CDT Monday /12:00 PM EDT Monday/ was 16.8 feet. * Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.3 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon. * Impact...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. && LAT...LON 3913 8761 3899 8748 3886 8750 3885 8756 3898 8759 3913 8767

Issue Date: 921 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Wabash River at Terre Haute. * From Tuesday evening to late Saturday night. * At 11:30 AM CDT Monday /12:30 PM EDT Monday/ the stage was 15.2 feet. * Flood stage is 16.5 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to a crest of 18.7 feet Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon. * Impact...At 18.5 feet, Flooding of rural roads is in progress behind Honey Creek Levee as a result of two unrepaired levee breaks. && LAT...LON 3960 8736 3943 8740 3930 8757 3932 8763 3945 8747 3960 8741