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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday July 16th, 2017 :: 11:17 p.m. EDT

Advisory

FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Wayne County until 2:15am due to heavy rains

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1112 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Wayne County in east central Indiana...

* Until 215 AM EDT.

* At 1111 PM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated that thunderstorms had produced heavy rain over the area. Two to three inches of rain have already fallen in parts of the area and heavy rain continues to fall with another 1 to 2 inches possible. Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Richmond, Centerville, Hagerstown, Fountain City, Franklin, Greens
Fork, Spring Grove, Bethel, Economy, Whitewater, Middleboro,
Jacksonburg, Interstate 70 at Exit 145 and Williamsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

To report flash flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely

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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