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The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana Illinoi
S: Wildcat Creek near Lafayette. Wabash River at LafayetteCovingtonHutsonvilleand Riverton.
: The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinoi
S: Indiana Wabash River at MontezumaTerre Hauteand Vincennes. .On the Wabash Rivermoderate flooding will continue at Montezuma and Terre Haute into this weekendwith otherwise widespread minor flooding from Lafayette to Vincennes. Flooding is forecast to end on Wildcat Creek midday Fridayand on the Wabash at Lafayette early Saturday. The main crest will be slowly crossing Terre Haute through Saturdaywith a secondary, much smaller, crest now leaving Lafayetteforecast to spread out before reaching Covington. Flooding will begin at Vincennes Friday eveningwith the main crest forecast to arrive Tuesday night.
What: Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
Where: Wabash River at Terre Haute.
When: Until Friday, August 28.
Impacts: At 24.9 feet, On May 3, 2011 two homes in West Terre Haute area affected by seep water. River crested near 26.7 feet about 2 days before.
Additional Details: - At 11:30 PM EDT Thursday /10:30 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was 24.7 feet. - Recent ActivityThe maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:30 PM EDT Thursday /10:30 PM CDT Thursday/ was 24.7 feet. - ForecastThe river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday, August 27. - Flood stage is 16.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued this afternoon by around 200 PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.