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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday February 28th, 2017 :: 11:29 a.m. EST

Alert

New event. "Flash Flood Watch" from 2/28/2017 11:21 AM to 3/1/2017 4:00 PM EST for (including) Ripley County:

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1121 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

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Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Ross-
Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles,
Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw,
Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger,
Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown,
Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville,
Mount Olivet, Maysville, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Chillicothe,
Logan, Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, Hillsboro,
Greenfield, West Union, Peebles, Waverly, Piketon, Portsmouth,
and Wheelersburg
1121 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Southeast Indiana, Kentucky,
and Ohio, including the following areas, in Southeast Indiana,
Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland. In Kentucky, Boone,
Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis,
Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson. In Ohio, Adams, Brown,
Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking, Pike, Ross, and Scioto.

* Through Wednesday afternoon

* Rain this morning has saturated the ground, and additional
rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected at times
through Wednesday afternoon. Where showers and storms persist,
flash flooding will be possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People in the watch area should keep an eye on the weather and be
prepared for immediate action should heavy rains and flooding
occur or a Flash Flood Warning be issued. Avoid low-lying areas,
and be careful when approaching highway dips and underpasses.

Instructions:

Weather updates at: www.weather.Gov/iln

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:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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