Friday, June 11, 2010

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF INDIANA...KENTUCKY AND OHIO...INCLUDING WAYNE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAIN TO FALL WITH GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES FORECAST ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY ALSO OCCUR. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING AND MAY TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. THE SOIL ACROSS THE REGION REMAINS RELATIVELY MOIST WHICH WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF RUNOFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS. ALL THESE PARAMETERS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.


Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374

Contact Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399

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