Flash Flood Warning until 05:15PM
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Shelby County in central Indiana... Southeastern Hancock County in central Indiana... Rush County in central Indiana... Decatur County in central Indiana... Eastern Johnson County in central Indiana... Bartholomew County in central Indiana... Southeastern Henry County in east central Indiana...
* Until 515 PM EST.
* At 1239 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain has already fallen with more on the way. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Columbus, Shelbyville, Greenwood, Franklin, Greensburg, Rushville, Adams, New Whiteland, Edinburgh, Whiteland, Hope, Flat Rock, Milford, Westport, Geneva, Morristown, St. Paul, Carthage, Elizabethtown and Lewisville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 61 and 100. Interstate 70 between mile markers 132 and 133. Interstate 74 between mile markers 101 and 144.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DECATUR, IN ... RUSH, IN ... JOHNSON, IN ... BARTHOLOMEW, IN ... HENRY, IN ... HANCOCK, IN ... SHELBY, IN
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely.
Address/Location
Henry County Emergency Management
216 S 12th St
New Castle, IN 47362
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-521-0582
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP 33HCOEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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