...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of central Indiana, including the following counties, Hamilton, Johnson and Marion. * WHEN...Until 230 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1123 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and over 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Greenwood, Lawrence, Franklin, Beech Grove, Speedway, Southport, Westfield, New Whiteland, Cumberland, Edinburgh, Whiteland, Bargersville, and Fortville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
