Flood Warning Issued for Wabash River at Montezuma
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Wabash River at Montezuma starting Thursday afternoon.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 2:24 a.m. ET
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Aug 20, 2026, 2:53 a.m. ET
National Weather Service Outlines Flood Impacts for Wabash River at Montezuma
At 18.0 feet, the Montezuma agricultural levee is overtopped and fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands flood, according to official records issued on August 13, 2026, by the National Weather Service Indianapolis IN.
The Flood Warning covers the Wabash River at Montezuma. Official records show the warning begins at 5:00 PM EDT on August 13, 2026 (2026-08-13T17:00:00-04:00), and expires at 10:40 PM EDT on August 25, 2026 (2026-08-25T22:40:00-04:00), with minor flooding forecast from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning.
According to official records from the Weather Service, the river stage was 4.5 feet at 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday, while flood stage is 14.0 feet. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 16.6 feet early Saturday morning, before falling below flood stage Sunday evening.
Aug 20, 2026, 2:24 a.m. ETFirst report
National Weather Service Issues Flood Warning for Wabash River at Montezuma
The National Weather Service Indianapolis IN issued a flood warning on August 13, 2026, for the Wabash River at Montezuma in a developing situation. Minor flooding is forecast from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning across one zone. The warning starts on August 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM EDT and expires on August 25, 2026, at 10:40 PM EDT. The National Weather Service reported that the river stage was 4.5 feet at 10:45 AM EDT Wednesday. The river is expected to rise above the 14.0-foot flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 16.6 feet early Saturday morning, before falling below flood stage Sunday evening. According to the issuing office, at 18.0 feet, the Montezuma agricultural levee is overtopped, flooding Fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands. Safety information is provided at http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood.
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