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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Monday December 5th, 2011 :: 11:41 a.m. EST

Advisory

Flood Advisory in effect for Wayne County until 16:45

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
WAYNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EST MONDAY.

* AT 1038 AM EST...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA. OVER THE PAST DAY OR SO...BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED MAINLY IN RIPLEY
AND DEARBORN COUNTIES.

* MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED STREETS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES WILL OCCUR. IN ADDITION...FARMLAND NEAR CREEKS... STREAMS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND...CENTERVILLE...CAMBRIDGE CITY...
CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...BROOKVILLE...BATESVILLE...
ABINGTON...ALPINE...LAUREL...BRIGHT...LAWRENCEBURG...
DILLSBORO...GREENDALE...AND HIDDEN VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS AREAS WHERE
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD.

Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399

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