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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

653 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008



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BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-JENNINGS-

653 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR

NORTHERN JENNINGS...BARTHOLOMEW AND SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTIES...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

TAYLORSVILLE...HOPE...HARTSVILLE AND CLIFFORD.



AT 640 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED CONSIDERABLE FLOODING

OVER THE NORTHERN PARTS OF JENNINGS COUNTY.  IN ADDITION A COUPLE OF

WATER RESCUES WERE BEING MADE FOR PEOPLE TRAPPED IN HIGH WATER.



RAIN AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

INDIANAPOLIS.



LAT...LON 3926 8545 3894 8547 3901 8581 3907 8581

      3906 8586 3904 8587 3904 8590 3911 8610

      3932 8609 3933 8544

TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 180DEG 0KT 3919 8572



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