Flash Flood Warning for Brown, IN; Jackson, IN; Monroe, IN

Official alert brief

FFWIND The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Brown County in south central Indiana... Northwestern Jackson County in south central Indiana... Southeastern Monroe County in south central Indiana... * Until midnight EDT tonight. * At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Bloomington, Nashville, Elkinsville, Story, Charles Deam Wilderness, Yellowwood Lake, Woodville Hills, Stone Head, Spurgeons Corner, Gnaw Bone, Monroe Reservoir and Fairfax State Recreation Area. This includes the following streams and drainages... South Fork Creek, Lick Creek, Stephens Creek, Strahl Creek, Middle Fork Salt Creek, Negro Creek, Pruitt Branch, Little Salt Creek, Buck Creek, Combs Creek, Crooked Creek, Pleasant Valley Creek, South Fork Salt Creek, Salt Creek, Kiper Creek, Clay Lick Creek, Jackson Creek, Green Valley Creek, Kerr Creek, North Fork Salt Creek, Hamilton Creek, Callahan Branch, Brannaman Branch, Gravel Creek, East Fork Salt Creek, Mount Liberty Creek, Gnaw Bone Creek and White Creek.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.