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WGUS73 KIWX 190303

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

1059 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2007



INC003-033-039-085-087-091-099-113-141-MIC021-190515-

ELKHART IN-ST. JOSEPH IN-LA PORTE IN-LAGRANGE IN-NOBLE IN-DE KALB IN-

MARSHALL IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-ALLEN IN-BERRIEN MI-

1059 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT(1215 AM

CDT) FOR NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO...NORTHERN MARSHALL...ST. JOSEPH AND

ELKHART COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND NORTHERN ALLEN...DE

KALB...NOBLE AND SOUTHERN LAGRANGE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...

AND NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...AND SOUTHERN

BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO  MICHIGAN 

CITY...SOUTH BEND...GOSHEN...ELKHART...NORTH   WEBSTER...LIGONIER 

AND AUBURN.



WATER AS HIGH AS 2 FEET HAS BEEN REPORTED FLOWING OVER ROADS IN 

LAPORTE AND NOBLE COUNTIES...INCLUDING ROUTE 20 AND STATE ROUTE 9. 

THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF TO LOW AREAS AND STREAMS DUE 

TO THE EXTREMELY DRY GROUND...CAUSING RAPID LIFE THREATENING FLASH 

FLOODING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THROUGH 115 AM EDT. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FOR ALL 

OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND TILL 600 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO.



LAT...LON 4172 8696 4156 8694 4108 8480 4149 8478

      4190 8667



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