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- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.W.0014.000000T0000Z-131222T2245Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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.