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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday September 8th, 2016 :: 09:18 p.m. EDT

Alert

New event. "Flash Flood Warning" from 9/8/2016 9:13 PM to 9/9/2016 12:15 AM EDT for (including) Ripley County:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
9:13 PM EDT THU SEP 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 12:15 AM EDT.

* AT 9:12 PM EDT...RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA. UP TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 10:30 PM. RUNOFF FROM
THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CONNERSVILLE...BATESVILLE...BROOKVILLE...BRIGHT...LIBERTY...
VERSAILLES...MILAN...OSGOOD...OLDENBURG...MOORES HILL...GLENWOOD...LOGAN...MANCHESTER...WATERLOO...BLOOMING GROVE...COLUMBIA...SUNMAN AND METAMORA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
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.

Instructions:

Do not enter or cross flowing water.

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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