{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.9c03a459290fe2c92f117128010859d02138578f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued May 18 at 5:15PM EDT until May 18 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9c03a459290fe2c92f117128010859d02138578f.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":239,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued May 18 at 5:15PM EDT until May 18 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Bartholomew, IN; Brown, IN; Daviess, IN; Greene, IN; Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Martin, IN; Monroe, IN; Morgan, IN\n**Issued by:** NWS Indianapolis IN\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T17:15:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T17:15:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T20:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...Southwestern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...\nSouthern Morgan County in central Indiana...\nBrown County in south central Indiana...\nWestern Jackson County in south central Indiana...\nNorthwestern Lawrence County in south central Indiana...\nSoutheastern Monroe County in south central Indiana...\nSouthern Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...\nSoutheastern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...\nMartin County in southwestern Indiana...\n\n* WHEN...Until 815 PM EDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying\nand flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to\nthunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly in the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen.\n- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in\nthe warned area.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nBedford, Nashville, Shoals, Loogootee, Oolitic, Montgomery,\nCannelburg, Alfordsville, Avoca, Silverville, Williams,\nHarrodsburg, Owensburg, Fairfax State Recreation Area,\nBartlettsville, Smithville, Huron, Indian Springs,\nHeltonville and Monroe Reservoir.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}