Flood Warning until 04:45PM
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Wabash County in north central Indiana... Grant County in central Indiana... Blackford County in east central Indiana... Huntington County in northeastern Indiana... Southeastern Fulton County in north central Indiana... South central Kosciusko County in north central Indiana... Wells County in northeastern Indiana... Southern Adams County in northeastern Indiana... Eastern Cass County in north central Indiana... Jay County in east central Indiana... Miami County in north central Indiana...
* Until 445 PM EST Saturday.
* At 1040 AM EST, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated heavy rain that will move into the warned area. Rainfall of up to two inches has fallen within the past 24 hours with an additional one to one and one half inch possible into this afternoon. This additional rainfall will cause increased runoff which will result in flooding of poor drainage area as well as rapid rises on rivers and creeks.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Marion, Logansport, Huntington, Peru, Wabash, Bluffton, Portland, Hartford City, North Manchester, Gas City, Berne, Upland, Fairmount, Dunkirk, Grissom Afb, Montpelier, Jonesboro, Redkey, Geneva and Sweetser.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTINGTON, IN ... WELLS, IN ... GRANT, IN ... BLACKFORD, IN ... ADAMS, IN ... JAY, IN ... FULTON, IN ... KOSCIUSKO, IN ... MIAMI, IN ... WABASH, IN ... CASS, IN
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely.
Address/Location
City of Portland, IN
319 N Meridian St
Portland, IN 47371
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-726-7161
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PORTLAND followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning