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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday January 26th, 2012 :: 11:11 p.m. EST

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THE NWS IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR EXTREME SE WAYNE CO. UNTIL 4:15 AM

THE NWS IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR EXTREME SE WAYNE CO. UNTIL 4:15 AM

* FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR ...
UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
WESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
EASTERN DARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
MIAMI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 415 AM EST FRIDAY.

* AT 1008 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED THAT AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST THREE HOURS FROM LIBERTY AND RICHMOND INDIANA...TO GRENVILLE...SIDNEY AND INDIAN LAKE. OTHER AREAS HAVE RECEIVED TWO THIRDS TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN THIS SAME TIME.

* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH ANOTHER HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH 415 AM EST FRIDAY. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BEAVERCREEK...BELLBROOK...BELLEFONTAINE...DAYTON ...EATON...ENGLEWOOD...FAIRBORN...GREENVILLE...HUBER HEIGHTS ...KENTON...KETTERING AND MIAMISBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOOD DANGERS ARE HARDER TO RECOGNIZE AT NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
WILMINGTON.

Instructions:

FLOOD DANGERS ARE HARDER TO RECOGNIZE AT NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS.

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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Alert Details

Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
General emergency and public safety
Event:
Aerial Flood Warning

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