THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA... OHIO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA... SOUTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA... * UNTIL 1115 PM EDT. * AT 809 PM EDT... RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN SINCE 4 PM... WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AS MUCH AS AN ADDITIONAL INCH TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... AURORA... RISING SUN... DILLSBORO... MILAN... MOORES HILL... OSGOOD AND VERSAILLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. CAMPGROUNDS NEAR CREEKS WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING... GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:16:31 +0000