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WGUS73 KIND 100534

FFSIND

INC119-100630-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

1228 AM EST SAT JUL 10 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 AM EST FOR OWEN 

COUNTY...



AT 1223 AM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER OVER 

SEVERAL COUNTY HIGHWAYS ACROSS OWEN COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE 

TO RE-DEVELOP ACROSS OWEN COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL 

RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE 

COUNTY. IN THE PAST 4 HOURS...BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN. 



SOME SPECIFIC CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT MAY OVERFLOW INCLUDE SIX MILE 

CREEK...AND GOOSE CREEK.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3935 8702 3928 8689 3936 8672 3946 8687



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