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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday June 16th, 2019 :: 05:21 a.m. EDT

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New event. "Flash Flood Warning" from 6/16/2019 5:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT for Southern Ripley County:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
505 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Ripley County in southeastern Indiana...
Southwestern Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana...

* Until 800 AM EDT.

* At 503 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain
across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already
fallen since Saturday afternoon. Heavy rain continues to fall with
another 1 to 2 inches possible through the next several hours.
Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to
occur.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Aurora, Versailles, Milan, Dillsboro, Moores Hill, Hartford,
Holton, Rexville, Cold Springs, Benham, New Marion, Farmers
Retreat, Friendship, Versailles Lake, Cross Plains and Olean.

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.

Instructions:

Move to higher ground.

Address/Location
Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
210 N Monroe St
Versailles, IN 47042

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-0505

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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