Flood Warning until 12:00PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of central Indiana, including the following counties, Decatur, Rush and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 735 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Shelbyville, Greensburg, Rushville, Adams, Flat Rock, Milford, Geneva, St. Paul, Carthage, Milroy, Moscow, Manilla, Arlington, Sandusky, New Salem, Waldron, Clarksburg and Mays. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: DECATUR, 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