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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday February 6th, 2019 :: 07:03 a.m. EST

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"Flood Watch" including Ripley County Now In Effect Through Friday Morning:

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
451 AM EST Wed Feb 6 2019
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
The Flood Watch is now in effect 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.
* Through Friday morning.
* Periods of rain will occur into Thursday evening. Some locally
heavy is possible, particularly on Thursday. The cumulative
effects of several rounds of rain will lead to an increased
threat of flooding as time progresses. Rainfall amounts will
generally range from 1.5 to 3 inches.
* Initial threats today into tonight will likely be limited to
flood prone areas and small creeks and streams. With more
rainfall on Thursday, larger rivers may be a threat to flood.
Flooding could continue even after the rain comes to an end
Thursday night.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People in the watch area, especially those living in areas prone
to flooding, should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop. Monitor the latest forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings.

Instructions:

Updates at: https://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

Alert Details

Severity:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Watch

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