WABASH RIVER... .LOWLAND FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WABASH RIVER IN WESTERN INDIANA AS A RESULT OF UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE NORTHERN QUARTER OF THE STATE LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LAFAYETTE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND DOWNSTREAM LATER THIS WEEK. FLOODING IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS MONTEZUMA, BUT SOME LOCATIONS FURTHER DOWNSTREAM MAY APPROACH FLOOD STAGE. ADDITIONAL WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NECESSARY.

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. FLOODING WILL AFFECT SOME LOCAL AND STATE ROADS, LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND, AND SOME RIVER PARKS. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 17.5 FEET...SOME LOW AGRICULTURAL FIELDS FLOOD. BACKYARD FLOOD OF COTTAGES A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 136. HIGH WATER BLOCKS LAND ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE RESIDENCE.