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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday October 19th, 2016 :: 09:19 p.m. EDT

Alert

New event. Flash Flood Warning from 10/19/2016 9:12 PM to 10/20/2016 12:15 AM EDT for (including) southern Ripley County:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
912 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED
A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
OHIO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
SOUTHERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
SOUTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
SWITZERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
SOUTHERN KENTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT.
* AT 909 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA EARLIER THIS EVENING. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1130PM. RUNOFF FROM
THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
INDEPENDENCE...ERLANGER...ELSMERE...VILLA HILLS...LAWRENCEBURG...GREENDALE...AURORA...WALTON...
RISING SUN...OAKBROOK...BURLINGTON...UNION...CRITTENDEN...
VERSAILLES...WARSAW...DILLSBORO...SHAWNEE...
MOORES HILL...FLORENCE AND PATRIOT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

Instructions:

Move to higher ground.

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:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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