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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
419 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


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: Wabash River - Covington, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         11.0 ft
: Flood Stage          16.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    28.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 23.3 FT at 345 AM EDT on Aug 16
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:Crest near 24.5 FT around 2PM EDT on Mon, Aug 17
:Fall below flood stage around 8AM EDT on Sat, Aug 22
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.ER CVGI3 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /  23.5 /  23.7 /  24.1 /  24.3
.E2    : 0817 :   /  24.4 /  24.5 /  24.3 /  24.2
.E3    : 0818 :   /  24.2 /  24.0 /  24.0 /  23.8
.E4    : 0819 :   /  23.7 /  23.5 /  23.2 /  22.9
.E5    : 0820 :   /  22.5 /  22.0 /  21.4 /  20.8
.E6    : 0821 :   /  19.7 /  18.7 /  17.6 /  16.8
.E7    : 0822 :   /  16.0 /  15.3 /  14.6 /  14.1
.E8    : 0823 :   /  13.6 /  13.2 /  12.7 /  12.4
.E9    : 0824 :   /  12.1 /  11.7 /  11.3 /  11.0
.E10   : 0825 :   /  10.8 /  10.6 /  10.4 /  10.2
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.25/ 0.49/ 0.02/ 0.02/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Vermilion River - Danville, IL - ILX
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: Action Stage         16.0 ft
: Flood Stage          18.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 22.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    28.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 24.0 FT at 215 AM EDT on Aug 16
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:Crest near 24.5 FT around 2PM EDT on Sun, Aug 16
:Fall below flood stage around 11PM EDT on Mon, Aug 17
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.ER DNVI2 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /  24.4 /  24.5 /  23.7 /  22.3
.E2    : 0817 :   /  21.3 /  19.8 /  18.4 /  16.8
.E3    : 0818 :   /  15.7 /  14.7 /  13.8 /  12.9
.E4    : 0819 :   /  12.1 /  11.4 /  10.8 /  10.2
.E5    : 0820 :   /   9.6 /   9.2 /   8.8 /   8.5
.E6    : 0821 :   /   8.2 /   7.9 /   7.7 /   7.5
.E7    : 0822 :   /   7.3 /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.8
.E8    : 0823 :   /   6.6 /   6.5 /   6.4 /   6.3
.E9    : 0824 :   /   6.1 /   6.0 /   6.0 /   5.9
.E10   : 0825 :   /   5.8 /   5.7 /   5.6 /   5.5
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.15/ 0.30/ 0.01/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - Wabash River at Montezuma , IN - IND
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: Action Stage         10.0 ft
: Flood Stage          14.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    30.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 23.3 FT at 345 AM EDT on Aug 16
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:Crest near 25.6 FT around 8PM EDT on Mon, Aug 17
:Fall below flood stage around 5AM EDT on Mon, Aug 24
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.ER MTZI3 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /  23.7 /  24.3 /  24.7 /  25.1
.E2    : 0817 :   /  25.3 /  25.5 /  25.6 /  25.6
.E3    : 0818 :   /  25.6 /  25.5 /  25.4 /  25.2
.E4    : 0819 :   /  25.0 /  24.8 /  24.5 /  24.2
.E5    : 0820 :   /  23.9 /  23.6 /  23.3 /  23.0
.E6    : 0821 :   /  22.6 /  22.2 /  21.8 /  21.4
.E7    : 0822 :   /  20.9 /  20.3 /  19.6 /  18.9
.E8    : 0823 :   /  17.9 /  16.5 /  15.3 /  14.2
.E9    : 0824 :   /  13.3 /  12.5 /  11.8 /  11.2
.E10   : 0825 :   /  10.7 /  10.2 /   9.7 /   9.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.13/ 0.47/ 0.02/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - Terre Haute, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         11.5 ft
: Flood Stage          16.5 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 24.5 ft
: Major Flood Stage    30.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 19.8 FT at 330 AM EDT on Aug 16
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:Crest near 24.4 FT around 8AM EDT on Wed, Aug 19
:Fall below flood stage around 5PM EDT on Mon, Aug 24
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.ER TERI3 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /  20.2 /  20.8 /  21.5 /  22.1
.E2    : 0817 :   /  22.6 /  23.0 /  23.3 /  23.6
.E3    : 0818 :   /  23.9 /  24.1 /  24.2 /  24.3
.E4    : 0819 :   /  24.4 /  24.4 /  24.4 /  24.4
.E5    : 0820 :   /  24.3 /  24.2 /  24.1 /  23.9
.E6    : 0821 :   /  23.7 /  23.5 /  23.2 /  22.9
.E7    : 0822 :   /  22.6 /  22.3 /  21.8 /  21.4
.E8    : 0823 :   /  20.9 /  20.4 /  19.8 /  19.2
.E9    : 0824 :   /  17.9 /  16.6 /  15.2 /  14.0
.E10   : 0825 :   /  13.0 /  12.1 /  11.4 /  10.7
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.11/ 0.33/ 0.02/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - Hutsonville, IL - IND
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: Action Stage         12.0 ft
: Flood Stage          16.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    28.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - M FT M
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:Crest near 22.9 FT around 2AM EDT on Sat, Aug 22
.ER HUTI2 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /  18.1 /  18.2 /  18.4 /  18.6
.E2    : 0817 :   /  18.9 /  19.2 /  19.5 /  19.8
.E3    : 0818 :   /  20.1 /  20.4 /  20.7 /  20.9
.E4    : 0819 :   /  21.2 /  21.5 /  21.7 /  21.9
.E5    : 0820 :   /  22.2 /  22.3 /  22.5 /  22.6
.E6    : 0821 :   /  22.7 /  22.8 /  22.8 /  22.9
.E7    : 0822 :   /  22.9 /  22.8 /  22.8 /  22.7
.E8    : 0823 :   /  22.6 /  22.5 /  22.3 /  22.1
.E9    : 0824 :   /  21.9 /  21.7 /  21.5 /  21.0
.E10   : 0825 :   /  20.3 /  19.5 /  18.7 /  17.8
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.08/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - Riverton, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         10.5 ft
: Flood Stage          15.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 22.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    26.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 16.0 FT at 400 AM EDT on Aug 16
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:Crest near 21.7 FT around 2AM EDT on Sat, Aug 22
.ER RVTI3 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /  16.1 /  16.4 /  16.5 /  16.7
.E2    : 0817 :   /  17.0 /  17.2 /  17.5 /  17.8
.E3    : 0818 :   /  18.1 /  18.5 /  18.8 /  19.1
.E4    : 0819 :   /  19.4 /  19.7 /  20.0 /  20.3
.E5    : 0820 :   /  20.6 /  20.9 /  21.1 /  21.2
.E6    : 0821 :   /  21.4 /  21.5 /  21.6 /  21.7
.E7    : 0822 :   /  21.7 /  21.7 /  21.7 /  21.6
.E8    : 0823 :   /  21.5 /  21.4 /  21.3 /  21.1
.E9    : 0824 :   /  20.9 /  20.7 /  20.4 /  20.1
.E10   : 0825 :   /  19.7 /  18.8 /  18.0 /  17.2
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.02/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - Vincennes, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         10.0 ft
: Flood Stage          16.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 22.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    28.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 11.6 FT at 345 AM EDT on Aug 16
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:Rise above flood stage around 8PM EDT on Tue, Aug 18
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:Crest near 20.7 FT around 8AM EDT on Sun, Aug 23
.ER VCNI3 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /  11.9 /  12.1 /  12.4 /  12.7
.E2    : 0817 :   /  13.0 /  13.3 /  13.8 /  14.3
.E3    : 0818 :   /  14.8 /  15.4 /  16.0 /  16.2
.E4    : 0819 :   /  16.5 /  16.8 /  17.2 /  17.5
.E5    : 0820 :   /  17.8 /  18.1 /  18.5 /  18.8
.E6    : 0821 :   /  19.1 /  19.4 /  19.7 /  19.9
.E7    : 0822 :   /  20.1 /  20.3 /  20.5 /  20.6
.E8    : 0823 :   /  20.7 /  20.7 /  20.7 /  20.7
.E9    : 0824 :   /  20.6 /  20.5 /  20.3 /  20.1
.E10   : 0825 :   /  19.9 /  19.6 /  19.2 /  18.7
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.04/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - Mount Carmel, IL - IND
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: Action Stage         11.0 ft
: Flood Stage          19.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    32.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 8.5 FT at 345 AM EDT on Aug 16
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:Rise above flood stage around 11PM EDT on Thu, Aug 20
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.ER MCRI2 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /   9.2 /   9.9 /  10.5 /  11.2
.E2    : 0817 :   /  12.0 /  12.9 /  13.4 /  13.7
.E3    : 0818 :   /  14.2 /  14.7 /  15.3 /  16.0
.E4    : 0819 :   /  16.6 /  17.2 /  17.7 /  18.1
.E5    : 0820 :   /  18.4 /  18.7 /  18.9 /  19.2
.E6    : 0821 :   /  19.4 /  19.6 /  19.9 /  20.1
.E7    : 0822 :   /  20.4 /  20.6 /  20.9 /  21.2
.E8    : 0823 :   /  21.4 /  21.6 /  21.9 /  22.1
.E9    : 0824 :   /  22.3 /  22.5 /  22.7 /  22.8
.E10   : 0825 :   /  22.9 /  23.0 /  23.1 /  23.1
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.06/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - New Harmony, IN - PAH
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: Action Stage         10.0 ft
: Flood Stage          15.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 20.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    23.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 4.0 FT at 330 AM EDT on Aug 16
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:Rise above flood stage around 8AM EDT on Sat, Aug 22
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.ER NHRI3 20260816 Z DC202608160819/DH12/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0816 :   /   4.5 /   5.2 /   5.9 /   6.3
.E2    : 0817 :   /   6.8 /   7.4 /   8.0 /   8.7
.E3    : 0818 :   /   9.3 /   9.8 /  10.3 /  10.8
.E4    : 0819 :   /  11.2 /  11.7 /  12.2 /  12.6
.E5    : 0820 :   /  13.0 /  13.4 /  13.7 /  14.0
.E6    : 0821 :   /  14.2 /  14.5 /  14.6 /  14.8
.E7    : 0822 :   /  15.0 /  15.2 /  15.4 /  15.6
.E8    : 0823 :   /  15.8 /  16.0 /  16.2 /  16.3
.E9    : 0824 :   /  16.5 /  16.7 /  16.8 /  17.0
.E10   : 0825 :   /  17.1 /  17.3 /  17.4 /  17.5
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:    0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.04/ 0.06/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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