{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d6c73c2545f101dccb1ef8455d2443b189028f91.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued May 18 at 3:36PM EDT until May 18 at 8:30PM 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.d6c73c2545f101dccb1ef8455d2443b189028f91.001.1","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 Warning: Flood Warning issued May 18 at 3:36PM EDT until May 18 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Boone, IN; Hamilton, IN; Hendricks, IN; Johnson, IN; Marion, IN; Morgan, IN\n**Issued by:** NWS Indianapolis IN\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T15:36:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T15:36:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T20:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...Boone County in central Indiana...\nSouthern Hamilton County in central Indiana...\nHendricks County in central Indiana...\nWestern Johnson County in central Indiana...\nMarion County in central Indiana...\nMorgan County in central Indiana...\n\n* WHEN...Until 830 PM EDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not\nbe passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 336 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to\nthunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain\nhave fallen.\n- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are possible\nin the warned area.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nIndianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Greenwood,\nLawrence, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Lebanon, Beech Grove,\nZionsville, Martinsville, Speedway, Mooresville, Danville,\nSouthport, Westfield, Avon, New Whiteland and Cumberland.\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."}