The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory in effect from May 27, 02:22 PM EDT until May 27, 05:15 PM EDT:
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
222 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 220 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 4 MILES EAST OF ROLLING HILLS…OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING…POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE…OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER WITH THE HASHTAG… #NWSIWX.
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