New event. "Flash Flood Watch" from 8/13/2016 2:00 PM to 8/14/2016 8:00 PM EDT for (and including) Ripley County:
...Heavy Rain Expected Saturday And Sunday...
A slow moving frontal system combined with a very moist atmosphere will result in several rounds of thunderstorms. In this tropical environment...these storms will produce intense rainfall rates at times. Flash Flooding will be possible in some of the stronger storms.
... "Flash Flood Watch" in effect from Saturday afternoon through
Sunday evening...
The National Weather Service in Wilmington OH has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Indiana... Kentucky and
Ohio... including the following areas... in Indiana... Dearborn...
Fayette in... Franklin in... Ohio... Ripley... Switzerland...
Union in and Wayne. In Kentucky... Boone... Bracken... Campbell...
Carroll... Gallatin... Grant... Kenton... Lewis... Mason... Owen...
Pendleton and Robertson. In Ohio... Adams... Auglaize... Brown...
Butler... Champaign... Clark... Clermont... Clinton... Darke...
Delaware... Fairfield... Fayette OH... Franklin OH... Greene...
Hamilton... Hardin... Highland... Hocking... Licking... Logan...
Madison... Mercer... Miami... Montgomery... Pickaway... Pike...
Preble... Ross... Scioto... Shelby... Union OH and Warren.
* From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening
* rounds of showers and thunderstorms with intense rainfall rates
through Sunday evening. Widespread rainfall of 1 to 3 inches
will be possible with locally higher amounts.
* Localized flash flooding is possible in the watch area.
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.
Further information/updates at: www.weather.Gov/iln
Address/Location
Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
210 N Monroe St
Versailles, IN 47042
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-0505