Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 1991
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 1991, 6:16 PM EST for Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, Marshall County, Indiana. It was in force for 119 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 1991, 6:16 PM EST (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 1991, 8:15 PM EST
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Elkhart County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Marshall County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 2046 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSBN 302318 FFWSBN INC039-085-099-149-310115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 616 PM EST (616 PM CDT) THU MAY 30 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SOUTH BEND HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM EST (815 PM CDT) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA ...SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTY...NORTHERN KOSCUISKO COUNTY ...MARSHALL COUNTY...STARKE COUNTY AT 610 PM EST...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM NEAR NEW PARIS TO HAMLET INDIANA...OR FROM 24 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST TO 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND. THE HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ON GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE LIKELY ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THESE AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS THROUGHOUT THESE SAME 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 COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. SHIELDS
What 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, May 30, 3:11 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
INZALL-310200- AREAL OUTLINE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 437 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 310 PM EST THU MAY 30 1991 IN INDIANA THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 437 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...KOKOMO... LAFAYETTE...MUNCIE...PLYMONTH AND LOGANSPORT. RE3MEMBER...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.
Special weather statement, May 30, 3:16 PM EST, 3 hours before
INZALL-310200- AREAL OUTLINE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 437 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 310 PM EST THU MAY 30 1991 IN INDIANA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 437 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST AND INCLUDES ALL OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...KOKOMO... LAFAYETTE...MUNCIE...PLYMONTH AND LOGANSPORT. 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. @ ...CORRECTION TO ADD NORTH OF A LINE....
Special weather statement, May 30, 4:52 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
INZALL-302250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 450 PM EST WED MAY 29 1991 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ELKHART AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 530 PM EST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...KOKOMO ...LAFAYETTE...MUNCIE...PLYMOUTH AND LOGANSPORT. AT 450 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHERN INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE TO SOUTH BEND...AND THEN SOUTHWEST TO MORROCO...WHICH IS 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE. . THERE WAS ALSO AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE SOUTH BEND IN%DIANA AREA. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN INDIANA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDTIONS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HARLEY
Special weather statement, May 30, 5:45 PM EST, 31 minutes before
INZALL-302345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 542 PM EST THU MAY 30 1991 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN STARKE COUNTY INDIDNA UNTIL 6 PM EST...AND KOSCUISKO COUNTY INDIANA UNTIL 545 PM EST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...KOKOMO ...LAFAYETTE...MUNCIE...PLYMOUTH AND LOGANSPORT. AT 540 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHERN INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE...TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND ...TO FRANCESVILLE...WHICH IS 40 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE. . AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF LAFAYTTE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE TO NEAR NEAR ROSSVILLE BY 615 PM EST. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. OTHER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR CRAWFORDSVILLE INDIANA...AND NEAR DANVILLE ILLINOIS. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. c PEOPLE IN NORTHERN INDIANA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDTIONS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HARLEY
Special weather statement, May 30, 5:50 PM EST, 26 minutes before
INZALL-302345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 542 PM EST THU MAY 30 1991 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN STARKE COUNTY INDIDNA UNTIL 6 PM EST...AND KOSCUISKO COUNTY INDIANA UNTIL 545 PM EST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FOR THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...KOKOMO ...LAFAYETTE...MUNCIE...PLYMOUTH AND LOGANSPORT. AT 540 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHERN INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE...TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND ...TO FRANCESVILLE...WHICH IS 40 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE. . AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF LAFAYETTE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE TO NEAR ROSSVILLE BY 615 PM EST. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. OTHER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR CRAWFORDSVILLE INDIANA...AND NEAR DANVILLE ILLINOIS. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AiT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN INDIANA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDTIONS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HARLEY ...CORRECTED TYPOS...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 3:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Saint Joseph | 53 min |
| May 30, 3:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart | 54 min |
| May 30, 4:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 62 min |
| May 30, 4:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Kosciusko | 47 min |
| May 30, 5:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 44 min |
| May 30, 5:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Starke | 44 min |
| May 30, 6:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Starke | 119 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 1991Every flash flood warning in 1991
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.