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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday January 17th, 2012 :: 10:03 a.m. EST

Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... WAYNE COUNTY,INDIANA

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...
PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EST.

* AT 911 AM EST...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING EASTERN INDIANA INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN OHIO. RADAR IS ESTIMATING THAT AT LEAST AN INCH TO AN INCH AND HALF OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE AREA WHEN A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH IN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THIS LINE MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF RAINFALL.

* 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... BATESVILLE...BRIGHT...BROOKVILLE...CAMBRIDGE CITY... CENTERVILLE...CONNERSVILLE...EATON...GREENDALE... HIDDEN VALLEY...LAWRENCEBURG...RICHMOND AND CAMDEN.

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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