NWS updates areal flood warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1024 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

INC001-003-009-053-069-075-179-183-OHC003-125-137-161-222245-
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ALLEN IN-WHITLEY IN-HUNTINGTON IN-ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-GRANT IN-JAY IN-
BLACKFORD IN-PUTNAM OH-VAN WERT OH-PAULDING OH-ALLEN OH-
1024 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
ALLEN...PAULDING...VAN WERT...PUTNAM...BLACKFORD...JAY...GRANT...
WELLS...ADAMS...HUNTINGTON...WHITLEY AND ALLEN COUNTIES...

BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
AND AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE
RAIN DIMINISHES. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN AND THE SNOW MELT WILL LEAD
TO RISES ON AREA STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. MANY CREEKS AND
STREAMS WILL LIKELY BE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. COUNTY ROADS AND SOME
HIGHWAYS WILL BE CLOSED OR WILL HAVE HIGH WATER OVER THEM. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.