Flood Warning until 10:15AM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central and south central Indiana, including the following counties, in central Indiana, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Morgan, Rush and Shelby. In south central Indiana, Brown and Monroe.
* WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 606 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. 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 up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Greenwood, Franklin, Greenfield, Martinsville, Mooresville, Rushville, New Whiteland, Edinburgh, Whiteland, Bargersville, New Palestine, Brooklyn, Princes Lakes, Geneva, Morristown, Trafalgar, St. Paul and Morgantown. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BROWN, IN ... DECATUR, IN ... HANCOCK, IN ... JOHNSON, IN ... MONROE, IN ... MORGAN, IN ... RUSH, IN ... SHELBY, IN
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Rush County Sheriff's Office
131 E 1st St
Rushville, IN 46173
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-932-2931
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RUSHCOUNTY 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