Lafayette, Indiana

The Flood Warning continues for
the Wabash River at Lafayette.
* At 10:00 am Monday the stage was 17.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
early Friday morning.
* At 17.0 feet... lowland flooding in progress. Flood waters close sr
225 just south of the Wabash River near battleground. Walking and
bike trails in Tapawingo park area are flooded. Warren CR 350 N in
the Black Rock preserve area flooded. Flood waters near Tippecanoe
CR 950 W south of CR 75 S.

... Actions taken when weather watches are issued...

Watches for severe weather are your signal to get set or prepared to
take safe action. For thunderstorms... the National Weather Service
typically issues watches several hours before damaging weather
occurs. Our partners in the watch process also take further
preparation steps. Here is a list of actions everyone should take...

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center provides a
discussion for severe weather potential several hours before any
thunderstorms develop. They follow with a tornado or Severe
Thunderstorm Watch if necessary. The local National Weather Service
offices release the watch information... activating the emergency
alert system and alerting everyone to the increased risk of severe
weather.

Television stations receive the watch information from the National
Weather Service then immediately carry live break-ins or crawl text
messages on the screen. Most TV stations also increase their
meteorologist staffing and begin to assemble news crews for
deployment to active weather areas. Radio stations will break into
normal programming and announce the watch information on the radio.

Homeland security... Highway departments... emergency response
officials... schools... medical facilities and many businesses activate
emergency operations or place staffing on a high level of readiness.
Schools alert staff and bus drivers to the weather threat and ensure
active weather watching and warning information is monitored.

The American Red Cross alerts trained volunteers to the potential for
activation and check inventory of disaster supplies.

Your job is to get your Red Cross ready kit handy and to begin
actively monitoring weather information. Review your safety plans and
make sure everyone you are responsible for knows what to do should
weather threaten or a warning is issued.

On Wednesday... we test the communications systems and everyone/S role
during the weather warning stage.