THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT * AT 743 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 2.5 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN GREENE AND NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTIES SINCE 6 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 930 PM. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BEDFORD AND LINTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 3884 8714 3887 8715 3886 8713 3889 8713 3890 8711 3891 8724 3907 8724 3884 8628 3869 8630 3868 8668
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:45:23 +0000