Flood Warning until 09:00PM Thursday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and Kentucky, including the following counties, in south central Indiana, Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Perry, Scott and Washington. In Kentucky, Anderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Franklin, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade, Mercer, Nelson, Ohio, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Washington and Woodford.
* WHEN...Until 900 PM EST /800 PM CST/.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 511 PM EST /411 PM CST/, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Louisville, Elizabethtown, Frankfort, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews, Shively, Jasper and Shelbyville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARK, IN ... CRAWFORD, IN ... DUBOIS, IN ... FLOYD, IN ... HARRISON, IN ... JEFFERSON, IN ... ORANGE, IN ... PERRY, IN ... SCOTT, IN ... WASHINGTON, IN ... ANDERSON, KY ... BRECKINRIDGE, KY ... BULLITT, KY ... BUTLER, KY ... FRANKLIN, KY ... GRAYSON, KY ... HANCOCK, KY ... HARDIN, KY ... HART, KY ... HENRY, KY ... JEFFERSON, KY ... LARUE, KY ... MARION, KY ... MEADE, KY ... MERCER, KY ... NELSON, KY ... OHIO, KY ... OLDHAM, KY ... SHELBY, KY ... SPENCER, KY ... TRIMBLE, KY ... WASHINGTON, KY ... WOODFORD, KY
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Address/Location
Scott County Emergency Management
1 E McClain Ave
Scottsburg, IN 47170
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-752-0564
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SCEMC followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning