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INC057-095-011415-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

743 AM EST MON SEP 1 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR HAMILTON AND MADISON

COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM EST...



AT 740 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING A LARGE AREA OF

MAINLY MODERATE THUNDERSHOWERS COVERING ALL OF CENTRAL INDIANA

NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND WEST BACK INTO ILLINOIS. THE ACTIVITY

WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE MORNING. RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 3

INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 3 HOURS AND 4 TO 5 INCHES IN THE

LAST 24 HOURS ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF HAMILTON AND MADISON

COUNTIES. A FEW ROADS WERE REPORTED WATER COVERED IN CARMEL AND

FISHERS AS WELL ACROSS SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY.



DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. IF IT IS TWO FEET DEEP...IT CAN

CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES WITH LARGER TIRES...SUCH AS

SUVS...ARE MORE BUOYANT AND AT GREATER RISK.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE THREATENED BY RISING FLOOD WATERS MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF

UNKNOWN DEPTH.



TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR

REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

INDIANAPOLIS.



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