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Rush County Sheriff's Office
Monday June 17th, 2019 :: 03:16 a.m. EDT

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Flash Flood Watch until 02:00PM Tuesday

The ground across much of Central Indiana is saturated. A pair of weather systems are expected to bring rounds of showers and thunderstorms to Central Indiana this afternoon and again tonight. Should heavy rain occur...Flash Flooding will be possible. The greatest threat for flash flooding is along and south of I-70. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Indiana, east central Indiana, south central Indiana, southeast Indiana, southwest Indiana, and west central Indiana, including the following areas, in central Indiana, Bartholomew, Boone, Decatur, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush, and Shelby. In east central Indiana, Henry. In south central Indiana, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, and Monroe. In southeast Indiana, Jennings. In southwest Indiana, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, and Sullivan. In west central Indiana, Clay, Owen, Putnam, and Vigo.

* From 8 AM EDT this morning through Tuesday afternoon

* Heavy rain is possible this afternoon and again tonight. Heavy rain falling over already saturated ground could result in Flash Flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DECATUR ... BOONE ... BROWN ... HENDRICKS ... DAVIESS ... OWEN ... HANCOCK ... JENNINGS ... SHELBY ... GREENE ... KNOX ... MORGAN ... PUTNAM ... JACKSON ... CLAY ... BARTHOLOMEW ... VIGO ... HENRY ... JOHNSON ... HAMILTON ... SULLIVAN ... MONROE ... MARION ... MARTIN ... RUSH ... LAWRENCE

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. Never Drive into Flood Water. Turn Around...Don't Drown!

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:
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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