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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday May 17th, 2020 :: 03:23 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Watch until 08:00PM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Wilmington 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 Monday morning through Tuesday evening

* Occasional showers and thunderstorms with periods of heavy rainfall can be expected Monday into Tuesday evening. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches will be possible with some localized amounts to around 4 inches. This heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding in some locations.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PICKAWAY ... HOCKING ... WAYNE ... GRANT ... DEARBORN ... PREBLE ... BOONE ... HAMILTON ... BUTLER ... ROBERTSON ... SHELBY ... LEWIS ... OWEN ... MIAMI ... FAYETTE ... MONTGOMERY ... CLERMONT ... MERCER ... GALLATIN ... BRACKEN ... WARREN ... LOGAN ... SCIOTO ... ADAMS ... OHIO ... MADISON ... CAMPBELL ... DARKE ... CHAMPAIGN ... GREENE ... AUGLAIZE ... BROWN ... CLINTON ... PENDLETON ... UNION ... UNION ... PIKE ... FRANKLIN ... FAIRFIELD ... MASON ... FRANKLIN ... HIGHLAND ... CLARK ... CARROLL ... HARDIN ... FAYETTE ... ROSS ... RIPLEY ... DELAWARE ... LICKING ... SWITZERLAND ... KENTON

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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