Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 1990, 10:19 PM EST for Montgomery County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 1990, 10:19 PM EST (03:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 1990, 1:15 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Montgomery County, IN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 230 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 732 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 696 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KIND 100320
FFWIND
INC107-100615-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1019 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WERE MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY AT 1015 PM EST. THE
STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL PASS OVER
ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. COUNTY POLICE REPORTED THAT STATE ROUTE 47
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATERS.
MORE FLOODING WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
MPDWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:29 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
INZALL>-100200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 726 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 THE SEVERE THUUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM LAFAYETTE TO MUNCIE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 900 PM EST. THE WATCH AREA IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAFAYETTE TO MUNCIE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. AT 724 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER PARTS OF MONTGOMERY AND BOONE COUNTIES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING OUT OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS INTO WARREN COUNTY. PRICE
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:46 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
INZ009>-100142- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 742 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 AT 738 PM EST THE PUBLIC REPORTED WINDS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES FROM 56TH STREET TO 79TH STREET IN NORTHERN MARION COUNTY. AT 739 PM EST AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS REPORTED WINDS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR ALONG 79TH STREET IN NORTHEAST INDIANAPOLIS AND POWER OUTAGES IN THAT AREA ALSO. PRICE
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:39 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
INZ000-100800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 840 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 IN INDIANA THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RENSSELAER TO BLUFTON AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CLINTON TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... LAFAYATTE...KOKOMO...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS ...AND CRAWFORDSVILLE REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS WATCH ALSO REPLACES/ THE PREVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH WAS ISSUED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. HENDRICKSON
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 9:20 PM EST, 59 minutes before
INZ005-007-008-009-100315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 917 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST FOR WESTERN BENTON COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 915 PM EST VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER BENTONT COUNTY AND IN NORTHWEST CARROLL COUNTY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY...SOUTHWEST BOONE...NORTHWEST HENDRICKS...AND SOUTHWEST CLINTON COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. . PRICE
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 9:51 PM EST, 28 minutes before
INZ004-005-007-008-009-100345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 947 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN BENTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 945 PM EST VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER BENTON...NORTHERN WARRERN...CENTRAL CARROLL...NORTHERN FOUNTAIN...AND CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER HENDRICKS...WESTERN MARION... AND SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTIES. AT ABOUT 940 PM EST SEVERAL PILOTS REPORTED SEEING A FUNNEL CLOUD IN SOUTHWEST MARION COUNTY. . THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. PRICE
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 10:14 PM EST, 5 minutes before
INZ004-005-007-008-009-100410- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1011 PM EST MON JUL 9 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 1005 PM EST VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM LAFAYETTE AND VEEDERSBURG WEST INTO EASTERN ILLINOIS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO FROM LAFAYETTE NORTH TO MOROCCO AND RENSSELAER. AT 10 PM EST THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WINDS ESTIMATED TO AROUND 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. AT 1008 PM EST STATE POLICE REPORTED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS IN WEST POINT IN WEST CENTRAL TIPPECANOE COUNTY. PRICE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 7:06 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 7:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 7:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 8:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 8:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Benton | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 10:50 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990
Sources
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.