

216 

RWUS32 KIND 211516

FFSIND

INZ067>070-211815-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

1016 AM EST THU JUN 21 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL

INDIANA TODAY...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND

SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS FOR A 50 MILE

WIDE AREA EXTENDING FROM VINCENNES TO BEDFORD...INCLUDING THE CITIES

OF WASHINGTON AND SHOALS AND THE COUNTIES OF DAVIESS...KNOX...

LAWRENCE AND MARTIN.



SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA UNTIL AROUND NOON.

THEN A MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE AREA OF RAIN WILL MOVE IN. THESE SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH THE

AFTERNOON. SINCE THIS RAIN WILL FALL ON SATURATED GROUND SOME FLASH

FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO

CROSS SAFELY.



HAINES

