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Flash Flood Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Wed 08/12/2026 12:58 PM EDT

End Time

Wed 08/12/2026 05:45 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Flash floodradar indicated

Locations Affected

New Palestine, IN ∙ Greenfield, IN ∙ McCordsville, IN ∙ Maxwell, IN ∙ Fortville, IN ∙ Wilkinson, IN ∙ Spring Lake, IN ∙ Charlottesville, IN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1258 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Hancock County in central Indiana... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 1258 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Indianapolis, Lawrence, Greenfield, Cumberland, McCordsville, Fortville, New Palestine, Shirley, Wilkinson and Spring Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3987 8560 3979 8560 3979 8563 3970 8563 3970 8595 3987 8595 3987 8594 3993 8594 3993 8586 3994 8586 3995 8558 3988 8558 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED