INDIANA – A messy Friday is on the way. A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for central Indiana and it will be in effect from 1 a.m. Friday until 1 a.m. Saturday.
A flash flood watch is issued when current weather conditions are favorable for flooding. While a watch does not guarantee that a flash flood will occur, it is a very good indication that your community will experience severe weather.
Rain totals of 2″-3″ are favorable for much of the area with locally higher amounts possible.
The rain will arrive late this evening with a few spotty showers possible near 10 p.m. in southern Indiana. The rain will quickly lift north through the overnight hours.
By the morning commute, expect widespread rain across central Indiana. A couple of strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday morning, with damaging winds being the primary threat. The more favorable location for these to develop would be south of I-70.
During the afternoon, the rain rate will intensify, along with the winds. Non-thunderstorm-related wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible tomorrow.
Drenching downpours will accompany these winds and by the time this system departs in the evening, some locations could be seeing more than 3″ of rainfall.
Colder air will arrive on the backside of this system, areas near I-70 and north could see a transition over to wet snow, but it should melt quickly.
Conditions will dry quietly for the weekend with another warmup on Monday when temperatures climb into the 60s.
