Flood Warning until 02:00PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...In central Indiana... Bartholomew County... Northern Decatur County... Southern Hancock County... Johnson County... Southeastern Marion County... Rush County... Shelby County... Southwestern Henry County.. Northeastern Brown County...
* WHEN...Until 200 PM EST.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 824 AM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 3 and 5.5 inches of rain have fallen since Tuesday morning. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1.25 inches are possible in the warned area through midday. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Indianapolis, Columbus, Shelbyville, Greenwood, Franklin, Greenfield, Beech Grove, Greensburg, Rushville, Southport, Nashville, Adams, New Whiteland, Cumberland, Edinburgh, Whiteland, Bargersville, Knightstown, Hope and New Palestine. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARTHOLOMEW, IN ... BROWN, IN ... DECATUR, IN ... HANCOCK, IN ... HENRY, IN ... JOHNSON, IN ... MARION, 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
