Flood Advisory for Jasper, IN; Lake, IN; Newton, IN +1 more
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. High water likely may recede slowly from flooded areas. Where: Jasper County in northwestern Indiana... Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana......
What the bulletin says to do
A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Jasper County in northwestern Indiana... Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Southern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 230 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. High water likely may recede slowly from flooded areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1230 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that rainfall was beginning to move out of the area. Some creeks may continue to rise or remain elevated for a few hours due to earlier heavy rainfall. This replaces a Flash Flood Warning previously in effect. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Merrillville, Schererville, Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell, DeMotte, Hebron, Wheatfield, Lake Village, St. John, Lakes of the Four Seasons, Winfield, Roselawn, Kouts, Lake Dalecarlia, Shelby, Hanging Grove, Schneider and Stoutsburg. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Official revisions
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Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 12:33PM CDT until August 12 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Chicago IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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