Flood Watch for Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben +24 more

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* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of northern Indiana, including the following areas, Adams, Allen IN, Blackford, Cass IN, De Kalb, Eastern St. Joseph IN, Elkhart, Fulton IN, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Lagrange, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Northern La Porte, Pulaski, Southern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Western St. Joseph IN, White and Whitley. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Showers and thunderstorms from west central Indiana into northeast Illinois will expand northeastward into this evening and continue tonight into early Sunday. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected with localized amounts greater than 4 inches possible, especially with any rain bands that remain anchored in the same locations for a time later tonight into Sunday morning. Rainfall rates of around 2 inches per hour can be expected with the heavier showers and storms. The greatest confidence in the heavier additional rainfall is generally along and south of the US Route 24 corridor. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood