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FLWIND

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
344 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...

  Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.

  Wabash River at Lafayette.

.Additional heavy rainfall Wednesday night has resulted in renewed
minor river flooding around Lafayette...both on the Wildcat Creek
and Wabash River at Lafayette.  Flooding should end on the Wildcat
Creek by early Friday...and on the Wabash at Lafayette on Saturday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.

The next statement should be issued this afternoon by around 200 PM
EDT.

&&

INC157-201800-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0177.260820T0744Z-260821T1101Z/
/LYTI3.1.ER.260820T0601Z.260820T1200Z.260821T0500Z.NO/
344 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO TOMORROW
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.

* WHEN...From early this morning to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Flooding of lowland areas in progress in
  portions of Tippecanoe County.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:45 AM EDT Thursday was 10.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.5
    feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage just
    after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4047 8645 4042 8681 4046 8689 4048 8687
      4045 8682 4050 8645


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INC045-121-157-165-171-201800-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0178.260820T1200Z-260823T0400Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.260820T1200Z.260821T0600Z.260822T1600Z.NO/
344 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Lafayette.

* WHEN...From this morning to early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water may approach a couple low county
  roads.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 9.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this morning to a crest of 12.6 feet just after midnight
    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4054 8670 4040 8688 4033 8709 4040 8709
      4048 8688 4056 8673


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AGM