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Part of: Wabash County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 20 at 12:34PM EDT until August 24 at 6:49AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Washington, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 65,256 acres
- Began
- To end
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- Bulletin NWS Indianapolis IN
Flood Warning issued
Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Washington, IN
- Forecast discussion NWS IND
Area Forecast Discussion
Areas of fog will develop late tonight, especially near river valleys, with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible late Friday night into Saturday afternoon.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 330 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Areas of fog late tonight, especially near river valleys.
- Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are possible late Friday night into Saturday afternoon.
- Below normal temperatures are expected Sunday and Monday with highs mainly in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
- Patchy fog will also be possible late night and early mornings early next week.
- Another chance of showers and thunderstorms will return middle of next week.
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.DISCUSSION (This evening through Thursday)... Issued at 330 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Late this Afternoon...
Sufficient instability remains across central Indiana that a few pop up showers remains possible across far southern areas and also in the far north-northeast. Both areas reside closer to deeper low level convergence, with the area to the north associated with weak lake boundary convergence moving south. Have inserted 20 pops in the far north-northeast and kept the same pops in the south until around 00Z.
Tonight and Friday...
High Pressure will push southward from the Great Lakes region allowing for l…
- News 10TV
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