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Flood Warning: Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site
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Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 915 AM CDT /1015 AM EDT/.
NWS Indianapolis IN · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
stateIndiana DHS emergency management↗State resourceIllinois Emergency Management Agency↗federalNWPS gauge: Wabash River near Hutsonville↗federalOfficial Flood Warning↗
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The official event is Flood Warning, with Severe severity and Immediate urgency. This context covers 4 counties counties: Crawford, IL, Lawrence, IL, Knox, IN, Sullivan, IN. The represented population is 91,079 people.
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Illinois... Indiana... Wabash River at Hutsonville to Vincennes .Minor flooding continues on the Wabash River from Hutsonville down to Vincennes. The river has crested. Flooding should come to an end on the Wabash over the weekend. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site. * WHEN...Until Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Old Darwin Road and a few low rural roads between York and Hutsonville, Illinois begin to flood. Agricultural flooding begins along portions of the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 6.6 feet Tuesday, September 08. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
NWS Indianapolis IN · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
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- Crawford, IL, Lawrence, IL, Knox, IN, Sullivan, IN National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
- County count
- 4 counties National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
- Official alert
- Flood Warning National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
- Severity
- Severe National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
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- ILC033, ILC101, INC083, INC153 National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
- Urgency
- Immediate National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
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- 1 warnings National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
- Represented population
- 91,079 people U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census · source Apr 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
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Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN
Source center: 39.230, -87.604. A point or perimeter is context, not a safety boundary.
- Crawford, IL
- Lawrence, IL
- Knox, IN
- Sullivan, IN
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state · emergencyIndiana DHS emergency managementVerified Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 PMstate · emergencyIllinois Emergency Management AgencyVerified Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 PMfederal · gaugeNWPS gauge: Wabash River near HutsonvilleVerified Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 PMfederal · weatherOfficial Flood WarningVerified Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 PM
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