Heavy rain and occasional thunderstorms likely.
Overnight low: 64.
Weekend Outlook: Temperatures into the upper 70s this weekend. Chance of rain on Saturday.
Flash Flood Warning for Allen, Huntington and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 9:36 PM EDT FRI AUG 2 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA NORTHERN WABASH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA WESTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA NORTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA WHITLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA * UNTIL 3:30 AM SATURDAY * AT 9:19 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES...ALONG WITH SPOTTER REPORTS...SHOW A WIDESPREAD AREA OF 2-4 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS ALONG THE U.S. 30 CORRIDOR FROM MARSHALL COUNTY SOUTHEAST INTO ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA. SOME LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL OR MORE WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THAT FELL EARLIER TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 6 HOURS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FORT WAYNE... WARSAW... LEESBURG... COLUMBIA CITY... PIERCETON... BOURBON... TIPPECANOE... TALMA... CLAYPOOL... LIBERTY MILLS... SIDNEY... GOBLESVILLE... SOUTH WHITLEY... LAUD... ROLLING HILLS... CHURUBUSCO AND MENTONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TO REPORT FLOODING...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER WITH THE THE HANDLE... @NWSIWX.
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