

000 

WGUS73 KIND 090111

FFSIND

INC011-015-057-067-095-159-090500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

811 PM EST TUE JUL 8 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR BOONE...

HAMILTON...MADISON...HOWARD...TIPTON AND CARROLL COUNTIES...



THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN

CENTRAL INDIANA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA

RECEIVED NEAR 2 INCHES OF RAIN AND SOME AREAS...INCLUDING NORTHERN

DELAWARE COUNTY RECEIVED OVER 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN. PRECIPITATION FROM

THE STORMS WILL COME TO AN END BY 845 PM ACROSS BOONE...HOWARD...

CARROLL AND TIPTON COUNTIES. THE RAIN SHOULD END ACROSS MADISON AND

HAMILTON COUNTIES BY 915 PM.



IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE EXCESS WATER TO RUN-OFF AFTER

THE END OF THE RAINFALL...THUS THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL

CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.



MORE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN

EFFECT TONIGHT.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP

THEM AWAY.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. KEEP CHILDREN AND PET AWAY FROM

FLOOD WATERS.



$$



PUMA

