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Rush County Sheriff's Office
Saturday April 5th, 2025 :: 06:57 a.m. EDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 01:00PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Indiana, including the following counties, in central Indiana, Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Morgan, Rush and Shelby. In south central Indiana, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence and Monroe. In southeast Indiana, Jennings.

* WHEN...Until 100 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 656 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.25 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Indianapolis, Bloomington, Columbus, Shelbyville, Seymour, Bedford, Greenwood, Franklin, Martinsville, Greensburg, Mooresville, North Vernon, Rushville, Brownstown, Nashville, Vernon, Adams, Ellettsville, New Whiteland and Edinburgh. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARTHOLOMEW, IN ... BROWN, IN ... DECATUR, IN ... JACKSON, IN ... JENNINGS, IN ... JOHNSON, IN ... LAWRENCE, 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

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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

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