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WGUS43 KIND 131708
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
108 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS IN HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
FALL CREEK NEAR FORTVILLE.
.COPIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS ALONG WITH YET ANOTHER
ROUND OF STORMS COMING TODAY IS BRINGING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING TO
CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS INCLUDES RAPIDLY RISING WATER ON FALL CREEK
AT FORTVILLE WHERE THE CREEK SHOULD CREST THIS AFTERNOON OR POSSIBLE
TONIGHT, DEPENDING ON THE PATH OF INCOMING STORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO ESCAPE RISING WATER, TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO HIGHER GROUND.
EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET
AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK, SWIM,
OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS,
STOP, TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND.
THE NEXT STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT BY AROUND 415 AM
EDT.
INC057-059-095-097-140815-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0164.260813T1708Z-260814T1105Z/
/FCFI3.2.ER.260813T1403Z.260813T2100Z.260814T0504Z.NO/
108 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...FALL CREEK NEAR FORTVILLE.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.5 FEET, WATER ON SR 238 AT GAGING SITE NEAR
FORTVILLE. FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW AREAS OF LUXHAVEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:45 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 12:45 PM EDT THURSDAY WAS 8.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 9.4
FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3999 8575 3995 8584 3994 8590 3995 8590
3996 8584 3999 8576
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