Weather Alert in Illinois
Flood Warning issued June 18 at 11:59PM EDT until June 20 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
AREAS AFFECTED: Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN
DESCRIPTION: ...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis IN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...Illinois... Wabash River at Riverton. .The Wabash River at Riverton is rising to just above minor flooding due to heavy rainfall that moved through central Indiana this evening. Flood stage is expected to be reached shortly and should fall back below flood by by Friday Morning. A few additional showers are possible tonight. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton. * WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Some agricultural lands underwater. A few rural roads in Crawford County, Illinois close as water backs up Minnow Slough. High water affects campground at Leaverton Park in Palestine. A few private roads near the Gill Township levee in Sullivan County may flood. Water level is at the top of most makeshift levees. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 PM EDT Wednesday /10:00 PM CDT Wednesday/ the stage was 14.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 15.1 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind. The next statement should be issued Thursday afternoon by around 300 PM EDT /200 PM CDT/.
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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
and are composed mainly of ice crystals.
They are thin and wispy in appearance.
What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.
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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?
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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an
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Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended
in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails
are called exhaust contrails.
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moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation.
These are called aerodynamic contrails.
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The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is
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