Flood Warning for Hancock, IN; Rush, IN
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What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Where: Hancock County in central Indiana... Northwestern Rush County in central Indiana... When: Until 645 PM EDT Wednesday.
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Hancock County in central Indiana... Northwestern Rush County in central Indiana... * WHEN...Until 645 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1156 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Indianapolis, Lawrence, Greenfield, Cumberland, McCordsville, Fortville, New Palestine, Carthage, Shirley, Wilkinson and Spring Lake. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued August 12 at 11:56AM EDT until August 12 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
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Flood Warning issued August 12 at 9:49AM EDT until August 12 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Indianapolis IN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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