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WGUS53 KLOT 131742

FFWLOT

INC089-132030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

1237 PM CDT WED SEP 13 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROMEOVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HIGHLAND...SCHERERVILLE...MUNSTER...

  MERRILLVILLE...GRIFFITH...GARY



* UNTIL 330 PM CDT



* AT 1220 PM CDT...REPORTS FROM THE HIGHLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT 

INDICATED THAT MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE CITY OF 

HIGHLAND...6 HOMES HAVE COLLAPSED...AND EVACUATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS. 

THE LITTLE CALUMET CREEK...HART DITCH...AND OTHER DRAINAGE DITCHES 

ARE FLOODED. THOSE FLOOD WATERS MAY RISE A FOOT OR TWO HIGHER

BEFORE CRESTING THIS AFTERNOON...IN RESPONSE TO THE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4145 8752 4145 8733 4163 8729 4163 8751



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HANDEL

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000 

WGUS53 KLOT 131742

FFWLOT

INC089-132030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL

1237 PM CDT WED SEP 13 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROMEOVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HIGHLAND...SCHERERVILLE...MUNSTER...

  MERRILLVILLE...GRIFFITH...GARY



* UNTIL 330 PM CDT



* AT 1220 PM CDT...REPORTS FROM THE HIGHLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT 

INDICATED THAT MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE CITY OF 

HIGHLAND...6 HOMES HAVE COLLAPSED...AND EVACUATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS. 

THE LITTLE CALUMET CREEK...HART DITCH...AND OTHER DRAINAGE DITCHES 

ARE FLOODED. THOSE FLOOD WATERS MAY RISE A FOOT OR TWO HIGHER

BEFORE CRESTING THIS AFTERNOON...IN RESPONSE TO THE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4145 8752 4145 8733 4163 8729 4163 8751



$$



HANDEL

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