Flood Watch issued August 1 at 11:18AM EDT until August 2 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Severity: Severe
* WHAT...Flash flooding and flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
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...From 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ this afternoon 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...
- A band of rain this morning has produced rainfall amounts
between one half and 2 inches of rain across northwest and
portions of north central Indiana this morning. Additional
showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this
afternoon through early Sunday with a potential of additional
heavy rainfall. Additional rainfall amounts between 1 and 3
inches with localized amounts in excess of 4 inches are
possible later today into Sunday, particularly for areas
which are impacted by bands of rain which become anchored
over the same location for a time this evening into early
Sunday. Rainfall rates of around 2 inches per hour can be
expected with the heavier showers and storms.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood