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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Monday December 5th, 2011 :: 03:49 p.m. EST

Advisory

FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND OHIO...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN INDIANA...DEARBORN...FAYETTE IN... FRANKLIN IN...OHIO...RIPLEY...SWITZERLAND...UNION IN AND
WAYNE. IN
NORTHERN kENTUCKY...BOONE...CAMPBELL...CARROLL...
GALLATIN...GRANT...KENTON...OWEN AND PENDLETON. IN

OHIO...AUGLAIZE...BUTLER...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...CLERMONT...CLINTON... DARKE...DELAWARE...FAIRFIELD...FAYETTE OH...FRANKLIN OH...GREENE...HAMILTON...HARDIN...LICKING... LOGAN...MADISON...MERCER...MIAMI...MONTGOMERY...PICKAWAY...PREBLE...SHELBY... UNION OH AND WARREN.

* UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY

* A COLD FRONT AND WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH THE RAIN TAPERING OFF AND ENDING OVERNIGHT.

* THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN NEAR TOTAL RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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

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