Here's the area river stages as of this morning: Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 7.52 feet. At Clay City the stage is 6.51. At Carmi the river is at 5.85 feet. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City reads 5.53 feet, and the Wabash River at Mt. Carmel is at 6.87 feet. All readings are below flood stage. The region should remain dry for most of this week, with only small chances of rain in the forecast through at least Friday.
River stages as of this morning: Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 7.73 feet, below the 17-foot flood stage. At Carmi it is at 6.74 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet. The stage at Carmi is 6.31 feet. Flood stage is 27 feet. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City is below the 15-foot flood stage, at 5.59 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel stands at 6.99 feet. Flood stage is 19 feet. The current forecast says rain is possible off and on this weekend, with another chance this Thursday.
Area river stages are now below flood stage. Here's the latest levels as of this morning: Little Wabash River east of Fairfield at 15.35 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City 7.31 feet. Flood stage 18 feet. At Carmi 21.44 feet. Flood stage 27 feet. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City is at 6.23 feet. Flood stage is 15 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel is at 11.26 feet. Flood stage is 19 feet.
Thunderstorms moved through the area yesterday ahead of a cold front that has cooled things down for the area. While there was only 1 warning issued for our entire listening area on Wednesday, there were several damage reports. In Hamilton County, there was damage reported to the Helena Plant on 142 near Dale. In White County, there was a report of 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts that topped a tree and knocked off an old satellite dish from a roof. Storms increased in intensity moving off to the east of the area. Flood Warnings are now in place for portions of the area. Checking River stages right now, the Little Wabash River at Clay City is at 14.73 feet and rising. At Golden Gate, the reading was 24.98 feet and rising. At Carmi, the reading was 31.67 feet and rising. The Wabash River at Mount Carmel is at 22.97 feet. On the Skillet Fork at Wayne City, the reading was at 8.37 feet. On Bonpas Creek at Browns, the gauge was reading 15.91 feet.
Here's the latest on area river stages as of this morning. The Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 26.25 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City the river is now below flood stage, at 17.25 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet, with the river expected to continue falling. At Carmi the stage is 31.86 feet, above the 27-foot flood stage. The river is expected to slowly fall but remain above flood stage most of this week. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City stands at 6.63 feet. Flood stage is 15 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel is at 25.17 feet. Flood stage is 19 feet, with a slow fall expected this week.