THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... SOUTHERN VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 930 PM EDT * AT 516 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAN 1.50 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIGO COUNTY SINCE 330 PM. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 PM. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN...SOUTHERN VIGO AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF CLAY CITY...CORY...FARMERSBURG... PIMENTO...PRAIRIE CREEK...PRAIRIETON...RILEY...SALINE CITY AND WEST TERRE HAUTE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 12. 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. 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 3935 8757 3935 8756 3936 8754 3950 8754 3951 8753 3934 8705 3932 8706 3917 8706 3917 8711 3927 8759
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:21:03 +0000