Issued: Sat Aug 1 | 3:34 PM
In effect for: Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Starke; Pulaski; Marshall; Fulton; Whitley; Allen; White; Cass; Miami; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; Northern La Porte; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Southern La Porte; Western St. Joseph; Southern Kosciusko
Severe: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE…A portion of northern Indiana, including the following
areas, Adams, Allen IN, Blackford, Cass IN, De Kalb, Eastern St.
Joseph IN, Elkhart, Fulton IN, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Lagrange,
Marshall, Miami, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Northern La Porte,
Pulaski, Southern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte, Starke, Steuben,
Wabash, Wells, Western St. Joseph IN, White and Whitley.
* WHEN…Through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Showers and thunderstorms from west central Indiana into
northeast Illinois will expand northeastward into this
evening and continue tonight into early Sunday. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected with localized
amounts greater than 4 inches possible, especially with any
rain bands that remain anchored in the same locations for a
time later tonight into Sunday morning. Rainfall rates of
around 2 inches per hour can be expected with the heavier
showers and storms. The greatest confidence in the heavier
additional rainfall is generally along and south of the US
Route 24 corridor.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
