Owen County is now under a Flash Flood Warning until 6:30 AM EDT, per the National Weather Service... FLASH FLOOD WARNING BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 320 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 630 AM EDT * AT 319 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR IS ESTIMATING OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR WITH ANOTHER INCH OR MORE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LINTON AND SPENCER. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... EEL RIVER... WHITE RIVER... MUDDY FORK... JACK CREEK... INDIAN CREEK... BEANBLOSSOM CREEK... FISH CREEK... LICK CREEK... BIG BRANCH... LEMON CREEK... RICHLAND CREEK... BLACK CREEK... FOURMILE CREEK... LATTAS CREEK... WHITE OAK CREEK... WATKINS CREEK... RATTLESNAKE CREEK... RACCOON CREEK... ELLISTON CREEK... MCCORMICKS CREEK... MILL CREEK... NAANS BRANCH... LIMESTONE CREEK... JACKS DEFEAT CREEK... BUTLER CREEK... WEST FORK LICK CREEK... SULPHUR CREEK... SIXMILE CREEK... WEST FORK CREEK... BRYANT CREEK... STEPHENS CREEK... BUNNELL BRANCH... BEECH CREEK... LAGOON CREEK... CAMP CREEK... GOOSE CREEK... LITTLE RACCOON CREEK... STOUT CREEK... GRIFFY CREEK... MUD CREEK... BUCK CREEK... POND CREEK ORE BRANCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 07:26:49 +0000