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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

543 PM EST TUE AUG 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA



* UNTIL 945 PM EST



* AT 644 PM EST...VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE IN TO        

  CLAY COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL RATES HAVE      

  ALREADY EXCEEDED TWO INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL        

  RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH WILL BE LIKELY. 



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3938 8724 3918 8724 3918 8708 3935 8708

      3936 8697 3946 8698 3945 8706 3961 8707

      3960 8719 3949 8723



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