Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Jun 1, 1989, 9:00 AM EST (14:00 UTC)

Expired

Jun 1, 1989, 12:00 PM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Whole counties

County Saint Joseph County, IN

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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INC141-011700-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN
900 AM EST THU JUN 1 1989
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SOUTH BEND HAS ISSUED A
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
          ...ST JOSEPH
 
AT 855 AM EST...SOUTH BEND RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY
RAIN WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA.
 
LOCATIONS IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THE ADDITIONAL RAIN
ABOUT TO MOVE INTO THE AREA WILL LIKELY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS TO RISE
ABOVE THEIR BANKS.
 
FLOODING IN ROADWAYS IS ALREADY A PROBLEM AND MORE RAIN WILL ONLY
WORSEN ROAD CONDITIONS.
 
ALREADY TWO ROADWAYS IN SOUTH BEND ARE REPORTED CLOSED. ONE IS ELM
ROAD BETWEEN MADISON AND NEW. THE OTHER IS KERN ROAD BETWEEN ELM AND
FIR. WATER WAS REPORTED TO BE STANDING 4 TO 5 FEET IN THESE AREAS.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERxS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
520 AM EST THU JUN 1 1989

A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PART OF NORTHERN INDIANA
TODAY...AND OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHER\N INDIANA TONIGHT.
HENDRICKSON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
720 AM EST THU JUN 1 1989

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA
FOR TODAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH
AREA.  PEOPLE IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO FLOODING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER PARTS OF
PARTS OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN EXTREME NORTHWEST INDIANA LAST
NIGHT.  HOWEVER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER MOST OTHER SECTIONS OF NORTHERN
INDIANA HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND 1 TO 1 AND A HALF INCHES.

AT 710 AM EST ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHERN INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE SOUTH BEND
AND RENNSELAER AREAS.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH
AND MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS.

PERSONS IN EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA SHOULD LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
HENDRICKSON

Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 1989Every flash flood warning in 1989

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.