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000 

WGUS73 KIWX 081653

FFSIWX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

1145 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008



INC015-181-081815-

/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080108T1815Z/

/00000.3.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

WHITE IN-CARROLL IN-

1145 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 PM EST TUESDAY

AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND CENTRAL WHITE

COUNTIES...



AT 1145 AM EST...THE NORWAY DAM OPERATOR REPORTED THE FLOW THROUGH 

THE DAM WAS AT 25200 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND. THIS IS A RECORD FLOW.  

THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN WHITE COUNTY REPORTED FLOODING OF HOUSES 

DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM WAS OCCURRING DUE TO THE HIGH FLOWS AND 

EVACUATIONS WERE IN AFFECT. 



RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT OVER 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN FELL IN THIS AREA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. MORE RAIN WAS MOVING 

INTO THE AREA... AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AGAIN 

THIS AFTERNOON. 



PEOPLE IN LOW LYING AREAS BELOW THE DAM ARE URGED TO MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES

AVAILABLE.



LAT...LON 4080 8674 4065 8674 4067 8679 4079 8679



$$

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000 

WGUS73 KIWX 081653

FFSIWX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

1145 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008



INC015-181-081815-

/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080108T1815Z/

/00000.3.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

WHITE IN-CARROLL IN-

1145 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 PM EST TUESDAY

AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND CENTRAL WHITE

COUNTIES...



AT 1145 AM EST...THE NORWAY DAM OPERATOR REPORTED THE FLOW THROUGH 

THE DAM WAS AT 25200 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND. THIS IS A RECORD FLOW.  

THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN WHITE COUNTY REPORTED FLOODING OF HOUSES 

DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM WAS OCCURRING DUE TO THE HIGH FLOWS AND 

EVACUATIONS WERE IN AFFECT. 



RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT OVER 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN FELL IN THIS AREA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. MORE RAIN WAS MOVING 

INTO THE AREA... AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AGAIN 

THIS AFTERNOON. 



PEOPLE IN LOW LYING AREAS BELOW THE DAM ARE URGED TO MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES

AVAILABLE.



LAT...LON 4080 8674 4065 8674 4067 8679 4079 8679



$$

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