FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA AND OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA…WAYNE…FAYETTE AND UNION. IN OHIO...DARKE AND PREBLE.
* LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN. RAIN WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY TUESDAY NIGHT AS IT MIXES WITH AND CHANGES TO SNOW.
*SOILS ACROSS THE AREA WERE BECOMING SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL. STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING HIGH. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAL FLOODING...INCLUDING CREEKS AND STREAMS. LARGER RIVERS MAY FLOOD AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP 89EMA followed by your message, to 888777
