Flash Flood Watch until 12:00AM Wednesday
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, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Pike, Preble, Scioto, and Warren.
* Until midnight EDT tonight
* Areas of showers and thunderstorms will move very slowly through the watch area, with potential to produce more than 2 inches of rain in an hour for some locations. With some areas having received heavy rain overnight Monday night, soils are saturated in some locations. This will lead to quickly developing flash flooding.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CAMPBELL ... WAYNE ... GRANT ... BROWN ... CLINTON ... PENDLETON ... UNION ... DEARBORN ... PREBLE ... PIKE ... BOONE ... HAMILTON ... BUTLER ... ROBERTSON ... MASON ... HIGHLAND ... FRANKLIN ... LEWIS ... CARROLL ... OWEN ... RIPLEY ... FAYETTE ... CLERMONT ... GALLATIN ... BRACKEN ... WARREN ... SWITZERLAND ... SCIOTO ... ADAMS ... OHIO ... 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP 89EMA followed by your message, to 888777
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