COLUMBUS, Ind. – Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers has been out early Friday morning and advises drivers to be aware of water over roadways and says “some roads are not passable,” especially near the Shelby County line. Other roads in Bartholomew County that normally flood have high water. He warns motorists to be alert and to not try to drive through high water.
Early this morning, the National Weather Service issued a Flood Warning until 2 p.m. on Friday for Haw Creek, near Clifford, and for Clifty Creek, at Hartsville.
The National Weather Service says a Flash Flood Watch is still in effect for Bartholomew, Jackson, Johnson, Jennings, Decatur, Shelby, and Brown Counties. Rain, totaling up to three inches, has fallen in parts of south-central Indiana causing some roads and flood-prone areas to become flooded. Radar shows that the rain should end Friday afternoon.