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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

748 AM EST MON AUG 19 2002



FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUES FOR WARREN...FOUNTAIN AND MONTGOMERY

COUNTY UNTIL 1030 AM EST.  THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TIPPECANOE

COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800 AM EST.



NEARLY SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN NEAR ATTICA THIS MORNING. THERE

HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND A FEW STRANDED

VEHICLES IN WARREN...FOUNTAIN AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY.  THERE WERE ALSO

A FEW ROADS BEING AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER JUST SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE.



THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE OUT OF THIS AREA.  HOWEVER

MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY CONTINUE TO FLOOD THEIR BANKS UNTIL LATE

MORNING.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...

ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE

AROUND BARRICADES.

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