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Flash Flood Warning

Status

Event Extended (Time) Expired

Start Time

Wed 08/12/2026 01:31 PM EDT

End Time

Wed 08/12/2026 06:15 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Flash floodobserved
Flash flood damage threatconsiderable
Expected rainfall rate0.5-1.5 inches in 1 hour

Locations Affected

Anderson, IN ∙ Elwood, IN ∙ Linwood, IN ∙ Edgewood, IN ∙ Anderson Municipal Airport, IN ∙ Lapel, IN ∙ Country Club Heights, IN ∙ Pendleton, IN ∙ Summitville, IN ∙ Woodlawn Heights, IN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 131 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Madison County in central Indiana... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 131 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Anderson, Elwood, Alexandria, Pendleton, Fortville, Chesterfield, Ingalls, Lapel, Edgewood, Frankton, Summitville, Markleville, Orestes, Woodlawn Heights, Country Club Heights and River Forest. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3995 8573 3994 8574 3994 8575 3994 8578 3994 8580 3994 8586 4038 8586 4038 8581 4038 8577 4038 8573 4038 8572 4038 8569 4038 8568 4038 8567 4038 8564 4038 8563 4038 8559 4038 8558 3995 8558 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR