Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

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

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 205 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Hancock County in central Indiana... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 205 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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 ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * 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 FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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