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WGUS73 KIWX 270257

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INZ018-270500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

953 PM EST WED JUN 26 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALLEN COUNTY IN INDIANA UNTIL 

12 MIDNIGHT EST...



AT 930 PM EST LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS CARS STRANDED IN 

FLOOD WATERS UP TO 3 FEET DEEP IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF FORT WAYNE. 



AT 950 PM EST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH 

TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WERE LOCATED WEST OF FORT WAYNE. RADAR 

ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS 

RAINFALL WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY OBSERVED 

IN THE FORT WAYNE METRO AREA. ADDITIONAL STORMS EXTENDED FURTHER 

WEST ALONG ROUTE 30 TO WARSAW. THESE STORMS MAY PROVIDE EVEN MORE 

HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS FOR THE FORT WAYNE METRO AREA LATER TONIGHT. 

FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS...INCLUDING SPY RUN CREEK...WILL 

ALSO OCCUR.  



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY 



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

ROADWAY.



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