{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.7ec5a69b84388996ddc9d2dd048e40c44985dfd2.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued May 19 at 1:02PM EDT until May 20 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.7ec5a69b84388996ddc9d2dd048e40c44985dfd2.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Indianapolis IN"},"word_count":212,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued May 19 at 1:02PM EDT until May 20 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Clay; Owen; Morgan; Johnson; Sullivan; Greene; Monroe; Brown; Bartholomew; Knox; Daviess; Martin; Lawrence; Jackson; Jennings\n**Issued by:** NWS Indianapolis IN\n**Sent:** 2026-05-19T13:02:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-19T13:02:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-20T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southeast, southwest,\nand west central Indiana, including the following counties, in\ncentral Indiana, Bartholomew, Johnson and Morgan. In south central\nIndiana, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence and Monroe. In southeast\nIndiana, Jennings. In southwest Indiana, Daviess, Greene, Knox,\nMartin and Sullivan. In west central Indiana, Clay and Owen.\n\n* WHEN...From 3 PM EDT this afternoon through Wednesday afternoon.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- Widespread heavy rainfall between 2 to 4 inches fell across\nthe watch area yesterday. Additional rainfall between 1 to 2\ninches, with locally higher amounts, is expected today into\nWednesday. Heavy rainfall may lead renewed flooding and\nexacerbate flooding that is ongoing.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood\nWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared\nto take action should flooding develop."}