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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

137 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007



INC181-080700-

WHITE IN-

137 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR WHITE

COUNTY...



AT 137 AM EDT... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE COVERAGE AND 

INTENSITY OF SHOWERS OVER WHITE COUNTY WAS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING... 

HOWEVER... RADAR ALSO INDICATED THAT AROUND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN TONIGHT FROM WOLCOTT TO INDIANA BEACH. THIS AREA INCLUDES 

HOAGLAND DITCH... HONEY CREEK... AND PORTIONS OF ROUTES 24 AND 231 

AND INTERSTATE 65. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD GENERALLY BE 

UNDER A HALF INCH... HOWEVER... RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN 

WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS EARLY THIS MORNING. 



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4084 8710 4085 8699 4092 8699 4092 8698

      4092 8661 4091 8659 4075 8659 4074 8677

      4058 8678 4058 8711

TIME...MOT...LOC 0537Z 269DEG 22KT 4078 8694



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