New event. "Flash Flood Watch" from 6/2/2016 3:06 PM to 6/3/2016 12:00 AM EDT for (including) Ripley County:
... Flash Flood Watch in effect until midnight EDT tonight...
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Indiana... Kentucky
and southwest Ohio... including the following areas... in
southeast Indiana... Dearborn... Ohio... Ripley and Switzerland.
In Kentucky... Boone... Bracken... Campbell... Carroll...
Gallatin... Grant... Kenton... Lewis... Mason... Owen... Pendleton
and Robertson. In southwest Ohio... Adams... Brown... Butler...
Clermont... Clinton... Hamilton... Highland... Pike... Ross...
Scioto and Warren.
* Until midnight EDT tonight
* scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue this afternoon
and evening. With a very moist airmass in place, these slow-
moving storms will have the potential to produce prolonged heavy
rainfall that may result in localized flash flooding. Locally 1
to 3 inches of rainfall in an hour will be possible with the
strongest storms.
* Low lying and poor drainage areas... especially along small
streams and creeks... will be most at risk for flash flooding
through this evening.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
People in the watch area should keep an eye on the weather and be
prepared for immediate action should heavy rains and flooding
occur or a Flash Flood Warning be issued. Avoid low-lying areas,
and be careful when approaching Highway dips and underpasses.
Address/Location
Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
210 N Monroe St
Versailles, IN 47042
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-0505