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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday August 9th, 2016 :: 07:20 p.m. EDT

Advisory

New event. "Flash Flood Warning" from 8/9/2016 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM EDT for (including) northeast Ripley County:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
715 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT.

* AT 713 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL WITH ANOTHER TWO
INCHES POSSIBLE. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BATESVILLE...BRIGHT...LOGAN...SUNMAN...ST. LEON...WEST HARRISON...
CEDAR GROVE...NEW TRENTON...NEW ALSACE...DOVER...
INTERSTATE 74 AT US ROUTE 52...PENNTOWN...
INTERSTATE 74 AT STATE ROUTE 101...WEISBURG...ROCKDALE...
SAINT PETER AND LAWRENCEVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.

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.

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

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

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