Flash Flood Warning until 09:15AM
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Shelby County in central Indiana... Monroe County in south central Indiana... Rush County in central Indiana... Southern Morgan County in central Indiana... Northwestern Decatur County in central Indiana... Northern Brown County in south central Indiana... Johnson County in central Indiana... Northern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...
* Until 915 AM EDT.
* At 438 AM EDT, law enforcement reported flash flooding was ongoing. Over 3 inches of rain has fallen over the warned area. Heavy rain has ended, but the threat for flash flooding will continue for several more hours. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bloomington, Shelbyville, Greenwood, Franklin, Martinsville, Rushville, Nashville, Ellettsville, New Whiteland, Edinburgh, Whiteland, Bargersville, Flat Rock, Princes Lakes, Geneva, Morristown, Trafalgar, St. Paul, Morgantown and Carthage. # This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 73 and 98. Interstate 74 between mile markers 104 and 129.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DECATUR, IN ... RUSH, IN ... JOHNSON, IN ... MONROE, IN ... BARTHOLOMEW, IN ... MORGAN, IN ... BROWN, IN ... SHELBY, IN
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Address/Location
Rush County Sheriff's Office
131 E 1st St
Rushville, IN 46173
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-932-2931
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RUSHCOUNTY followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning