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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday September 10th, 2016 :: 12:29 a.m. EDT

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New event. Areal Flood Warning from 9/9/2016 11:33 PM to 9/10/2016 11:30 AM EDT for southeastern Ripley County:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
11:33 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016
INC137-101530
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RIPLEY IN-
11:33 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 11:30 AM EDT SATURDAY.

* AT 11:29 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING ALONG LAUGHERY CREEK NEAR FRIENDSHIP. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. RUNOFF FROM EARLIER EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RISES OF FLOOD WATER.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... OLEAN AND FRIENDSHIP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY AWAY FROM FLOOD WATERS AND AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

Updates can be found at: www.weather.Gov/iln

Instructions:

Move to higher ground... Stay away from flood waters and avoid flood prone areas.

Address/Location
Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
210 N Monroe St
Versailles, IN 47042

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-0505

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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