FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 555 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
INC001-003-009-053-069-075-179-183-OHC003-125-137-161-222245- /O.NEW.KIWX.FA.W.0014.131221T2255Z-131222T2245Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 555 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA JAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA WHITLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA ALLEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
* UNTIL 545 PM EST SUNDAY
* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RUNOFF FROM SNOW WHICH HAS MELTED WILL BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...STREAMS...CREEKS...CULVERTS AND ANY AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING.
SOME TOWNS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...HUNTINGTON...BERNE...DECATUR... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...FAIRMOUNT...GAS CITY...MARION...UPLAND... PORTLAND...HARTFORD CITY...OTTAWA...DELPHOS...VAN WERT...FORT SHAWNEE AND LIMA.
THE GROUND IS NOW SATURATED FROM THE RECENT SNOW MELT AND RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL PUSH STREAMS AND CREEKS OVER THEIR BANKS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY FLOOD. COUNTY ROADS AND SOME HIGHWAYS WILL HAVE WATER COVERING THE ROAD AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY FLOODED ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN!
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.
TO REPORT FLOODING...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER WITH THE HASHTAG...#NWSIWX.
