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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

445 PM EST FRI JUL 19 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SHELBY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



AT 445 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OUT OF HANCOCK COUNTY. 

ALTHOUGH...ADDITIONAL SCATTERED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...THE 

HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS DIMINISHED. 



RADAR ESTIMATED THAT FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE 

GREENFIELD AND MAXWELL AREAS. AT 445 PM EST...HIGH WATER WAS STILL 

BEING REPORTED BY POLICE IN THE GREENFIELD AREA...CAUSING TRAFFIC TO 

BE REROUTED AND SOME ROADS TO BE CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.



USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...ESPECIALLY BRANDYWINE AND SUGAR 

CREEKS...AND THEIR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH 

HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH RISING WATER. ONLY 

ONE TO TWO INCHES OF FAST MOVING WATER IS REQUIRED TO MOVE A 

VEHICLE...OR SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST 

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN INDIANAPOLIS.



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