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Decatur County Emergency Management
Friday March 24th, 2023 :: 10:24 p.m. EDT

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FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7:15 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR DECATUR COUNTY.

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7:15 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA, SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN CENTRAL INDIANA, BARTHOLOMEW, DECATUR, JOHNSON, MORGAN AND SHELBY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA, BROWN AND JACKSON. IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA, JENNINGS.

* WHEN...UNTIL 7:15 AM EDT SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - AT 1016 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED HEAVY RAIN. FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN THE WARNED AREA.
  - ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
  - SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS, SHELBYVILLE, SEYMOUR, GREENWOOD, FRANKLIN, MARTINSVILLE, GREENSBURG, MOORESVILLE, NORTH VERNON, BROWNSTOWN, SOUTHPORT, NASHVILLE, VERNON, ADAMS, NEW WHITELAND, EDINBURGH, WHITELAND, BARGERSVILLE AND HOPE.
  - HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.

Instructions:

BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.

Address/Location
Decatur County Emergency Management
315 South Ireland Street
Greensburg, IN 47240

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-663-8125

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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:
Flood Warning

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