Flood Advisory: Benton, IN

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Flood Advisory — Benton, IN Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Benton County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 430 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 133 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen, most of this in the past 45 minutes. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Fowler, Otterbein, Oxford, Boswell, Ambia, Swanington, Templeton and Dunnington. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood