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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday June 21st, 2016 :: 01:31 a.m. EDT

Alert

New event. "Flash Flood Warning" until 4:15 AM EDT for western Ripley County:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
117 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 415 AM EDT.

* AT 114 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED UP TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR WITH ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN HAS OCCURRED IN THE LITTLE OTTER CREEK...OTTER
CREEK AND PLEASANT RUN BASINS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
VERSAILLES...OSGOOD...HOLTON...NAPOLEON...MILLHOUSEN...
VERSAILLES LAKE...NEW MARION AND OTTER VILLAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3920 8544 3924 8535 3919 8523 3902 8517
3899 8536 3909 8544

Instructions:

Move to higher ground.

Address/Location
Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
210 N Monroe St
Versailles, IN 47042

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-0505

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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