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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 4:03 PM Aug. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR JASPER, SOUTHERN LAKE IN, NORTHERN NEWTON AND SOUTHERN PORTER COUNTIES... At 1103 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing rainfall rates up to 3 inches per hour. A rain gauge near Roselawn recently reported 2.9 inches in just under 1 hour. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and other poor drainage areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Cedar Lake, Lowell, DeMotte, Hebron, Wheatfield, Lake Village, Roselawn, Kouts, Lake Dalecarlia, Shelby, Hanging Grove, Schneider, Stoutsburg, Fair Oaks, Thayer, Parr, Boone Grove, Sumava Resorts and Baileys Corner. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Flood Advisory
Issued: 3:18 PM Aug. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Jasper County in northwestern Indiana... Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * WHEN...Until 215 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1016 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour moving into an area with high soil moisture due to recent rainfall. Minor flooding may begin shortly after the onset of rainfall. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso, East Chicago, Schererville, Hobart, Crown Point, Highland, Munster, Chesterton, Cedar Lake, Lowell, Rensselaer, DeMotte, Hebron, Wheatfield, Lake Village and Griffith. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters. &&
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