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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Friday May 5th, 2017 :: 11:59 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory in effect until 2:30 PM for Wayne County today.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
Wayne County in east central Indiana...
Union County in east central Indiana...
Southeastern Fayette County in east central Indiana...
Western Preble County in west central Ohio...
Northwestern Butler County in southwestern Ohio...
Southwestern Darke County in west central Ohio...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 1115 AM EDT, radar indicated an area of persistent rain across
the advisory area. This has produced up to an inch of rain since
930 AM and may produce another inch before the rain diminishes
during the early afternoon.

* 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 will experience minor flooding include...
Richmond, Oxford, Connersville, Centerville, Liberty, New Paris, New
Madison, Fountain City, West College Corner, Darrtown, Salem, Reily,
Waterloo, Abington, Brownsville, Wayne Lakes, Eldorado, Greens Fork, College Corner and Spring Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

To report 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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