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Part of: Wabash County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 20 at 3:44AM EDT until August 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Fountain, IN; Parke, IN; Tippecanoe, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 59,641 acres
- Began
- To end
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Fountain, IN; Parke, IN; Tippecanoe, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN · ≈ 93 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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- Forecast discussion NWS IND
Area Forecast Discussion
A few showers possible over southeast Indiana this afternoon, otherwise gradual clearing expected.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 938 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A few showers are possible over southeast Indiana into this afternoon
- Generally drier late this week through early next week, but there is a chance for showers and storms late Friday into Saturday
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.FORECAST UPDATE... Issued at 938 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Rain has diminished and moved off to the southeast of the forecast area this morning. Lower clouds linger in the wake of the rain but skies are clearing from the northwest. 13Z temperatures ranged from the mid 60s to lower 70s.
Only minor updates needed for the rest of the day as a cold front drops south away from the region. A trailing upper level wave might be just enough to generate a few showers in our southeast counties this afternoon but most of the area will enjoy dry weather all day. Lingering moisture will keep lower clouds around through the morning gradually mixing into a cu field through the afternoon. As drier air advects in from the north...expect a gradual clearing trend from north to south into this evening.
Low level thermals support highs in the upper 70s and lo…
- Bulletin NWS Indianapolis IN
Flood Warning issued
Fountain, IN; Parke, IN; Tippecanoe, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN
- Storm report NWS ILX storm report
FLOOD — 3 ESE Urbana, IL
6+ inches of standing water on E Windsor Rd, with it overflowing into peoples yard.
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 3 SE Anderson, IN
Lots of high water in southeast Anderson, Columbus Ave..53rd...60th Street areas across county along 53rd...300 S to Lapel. Ditches and streams have also risen considerably.
Show 2 earlier updates
- NWS IND storm report Storm report
- Live 5 News News
Drainage improvements could be coming to Charleston’s Upper East Side
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