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April 17-18 Heavy Rain Event


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Levee failure earlier

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

359 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

A LEVEE FAILURE IN...

SOUTHWESTERN VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 355 PM EDT...A LEVEE ON HONEY CREEK JUST WEST OF PRAIRIETON FAILED CAUSING FLASH FLOODING OF IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE PRAIRIE CREEK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...

CROOKED CREEK...WABASH RIVER...HONEY CREEK...HAWKS CREEK...OXENDINE BAYOU AND ASHMORE CREEK.

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Unfortunately, a fatality in Hamilton county due to someone trying to drive through a flooded road.

 

0100 AM FLOOD ARCADIA 40.17N 86.02W
04/20/2013 HAMILTON IN BROADCAST MEDIA

*** 1 FATAL *** 42 YEAR OLD MAN DIED WHEN HIS VEHICLE
ENTERED A FLOODED ROAD ON MT. PLEASANT ROAD NEAR 266TH
STREET.

 

 

Drove around the area today a little bit. Certainly the highest water levels I've seen around here since moving back in 2004. Pretty impressive.

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AHPS has things cresting in Peoria 6pm tomorrow to 6pm Tuesday...gonna be tight with the incoming system...hope they don't end up with some silly bullseye overhead or immediately upstream

Yeah, the areas downstream from Peoria look to crest after the rains on Tuesday, for example Havana IL is expected to crest at 28.5' which is 14.5' above flood stage and this is to occur Wednesday.

 

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It could get really ugly if Tuesday overperforms.

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Us Corp of Engineers is predicting a crest of 29 on Monday while the NWS says 30 on Tuesday,,,

 

 

 

 

EAST PEORIA – The Illinois River is predicted to crest at a record high very early Tuesday, April 23. The City of East Peoria is recommending residents be proactive and plan ahead in the event of an emergency.

City officials say if severe flooding does occur, residents in the Richland Farms area and those along the river along Main Street and westward will need to evacuate. If this should occur, residents should have a plan for themselves and their pets, including having basic supplies ready and provisions for their animals. Voluntary evacuation, if possible, is encouraged.

Officials say no one is allowed on the levee for any reason, and boaters are advised to stay off the river.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51605231#.UXLQ9LXqnro

 

 

NWS now has a forecast of 29.5' (this does not include any additional precip as of yet....it's looks like new forecasts will be out later today to include next 24 hrs of precip)....also...the river level hit 29.26' today....so somewhere between the Corp and NWS worked out....

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Saw this on facebook tonight, it is a view from a downtown ground floor office in Grand Rapids

 

 

 

Yes that is a fish in the flood waters right next outside the window....

 

 

 

Wow!

Looks like the inside is pretty dry though. Good seals around the windows ftw.

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Saw this on facebook tonight, it is a view from a downtown ground floor office in Grand Rapids

 

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Yes that is a fish in the flood waters right next outside the window....

 

I got a picture of that very same window from the opposite side of the river.  They had to evacuate several of those buildings yesterday.  They shut off the power, slowed down the pumping, and let the basements fill to equalize the pressure.  They were worried about all the water pressure on the outside causing structural damage.  Hundreds of residents had to move out of one of the towers.  It's going to be a few days now before they can clean up the mess and restore the power.

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Know this isn't from the dates stated in the thread but some counties just cant catch a break. Another levee failure...

 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
INC153-241830-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0002.130424T1238Z-130424T1830Z/
/00000.3.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
838 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  A LEVEE FAILURE IN...
  EXTREME WEST CENTRAL SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT

* AT 833 AM EDT...OFFICIALS OF THE ISLAND CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
  REPORTED THE ISLAND CONSERVANCY DISTRICT LEVEE ALONG THE WABASH
  RIVER AT STATE ROAD 154 ONE MILE WEST OF GRAYSVILLE WAS NEAR
  FAILURE...CAUSING FLASH FLOODING OF IMMEDIATELY
  SURROUNDING AREAS. IF AND WHEN THIS LEVEE FAILS...STATE ROAD 154
  MAY BE WASHED OUT BETWEEN HUTSONVILLE AND GRAYSVILLE.

 

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