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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

725 PM EST SUN MAY 12 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR VIGO...CLAY...OWEN...

SULLIVAN...GREEN AND MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HANCOCK...HENRY AND RUSH

COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HAMILTON...DELAWARE...

MADISON...AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM...



AT 725 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM BROWN

COUNTY...TO BLOOMINGTON TO OWENSBURG IN GREEN COUNTY AND TO SHOALS IN

MARTIN COUNTY. THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE BEDFORD...

SEYMOUR...COLUMBUS AND NORTH VERNON AREAS THROUGH 800 PM.



THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST

HOUR ACROSS NORTHERN GREEN COUNTY. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRAINED

SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED NUMEROUS STREETS CLOSED.



ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TERRE HAUTE...

SULLIVAN...BLOOMINGTON...LINTON...MUNCIE...ANDERSON AND VINCENNES

AREAS THROUGH 900 PM. WITH FLASH FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING IN

THESE AREAS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN A SLOW RECEDING OF

FLOODWATERS.



DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS IF

HIGH WATER SIGNS HAVE BEEN PUT UP...AND OBEY ROAD CLOSED SIGNS OR

BARRIERS. IF WATER RISES...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE YOU ARE

TRAPPED. REPORT FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.

TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE

THROUGH RISING WATER.

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