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WGUS73 KIND 071209

FFSIND



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

801 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008



INC013-021-055-081-105-109-119-133-153-167-071400-

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BROWN-CLAY-GREENE-JOHNSON-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN-PUTNAM-SULLIVAN-VIGO-

801 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT/900 AM

CDT/ FOR GREENE...SULLIVAN...MONROE...BROWN...OWEN...CLAY...VIGO...

MORGAN...JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...



AT 800 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE 

FROM CLOVERDALE TO BLOOMINGTON. THE RAINFALL WEST OF THAT LINE WAS 

BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER 

PORTIONS OF PUTNAM...MORGAN...JOHNSON...OWEN...MONROE...AND BROWN 

COUNTIES UNTIL ABOUT 1000 AM. TOTAL STORM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 

NEARLY 9 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE WARNED AREA...ALONG WITH 

WATER RESCUES. WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OCCURRING.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.



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 3921 8757 3929 8762 3936 8754 3959 8754

      3957 8597 3936 8598 3934 8613 3906 8610

      3907 8631 3902 8636 3891 8751 3901 8755

      3914 8767

TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 180DEG 0KT 3921 8650



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