Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Aug 26, 1992, 5:59 PM EST for Allen County, Indiana. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 1992, 5:59 PM EST (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 1992, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Whole counties
County Allen County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 556 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KFWA 262259
FFWFWA
INC003-270100-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
559 PM EST WED AUG 26 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF INDIANA
NORTHERN ALLEN
AT 555 PM EST THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN 1/2 OF ALLEN COUNTY INCLUDING THE NORTHSIDE
OF THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA.
ALMOST 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY
AND WITH ADDITONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTY FLOODING
OF STREAMS AND OF LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.
PERSONS ALONG SPY RUN CREEK IN FORT WAYNE SHOULD MONITOR CREEK
LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGH GROUND SHOULD
FLOODING COMMENCE.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT. TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOOHDING IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE,
RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY SWEEP YOU AWAY.
MARSHALLWhat 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, Aug 26, 3:34 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-262130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND MICHIANA AREA WEATHER UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 330 PM EST WED AUG 26 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 325 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OVER SOUTHERN MARSHALL AND KOSCUISKO COUNTIES FROM CULVER TO WARSAW...OR 30 MILES SOUTH TO 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM NORTH JUDSON...35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND...TO 25 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH AND WILL REACH WINAMAC BY AROUND 4 PM EST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING... MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 60S BY 9 PM. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO @10 MPH. MOWERY
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 4:07 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-262200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER UPDATE FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 405 PM EST WED AUG 26 1992 AT 4 PM EST/ 5 PM EDT... THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINED SCATTERED OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTH MANCHESTER... 30 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE... 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARION... OVER ALBION... 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE... AND BETWEEN EDGERTON AND BRYAN IN NORTHWEST OHIO... 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE. ALL OF THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR. BY 5 PM EST/ 6 PM EDT... THE NORTH MANCHESTER STORM WILL BE 5 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE... THE BRYAN OHIO STORM WILL BE 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST UNITY OHIO... THE MARION STORM WILL MOVE TO 5 MILES WEST OF BERNE AND THE ALBION STORM WILL MOVE TO 5 ILES NORTHWEST OF BUTLER. ALL OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS SHOULD GO TO OR REMAIN IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS YOUR LOCATION. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE LOWER 70S BY MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MILES AN HOUR WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DECREASE TO 5 MIlLES AN HOUR BY MIDNIGHT. JRD
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 4:47 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-262240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND MICHIANA AREA WEATHER UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 435 PM EST WED AUG 26 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 430 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE OVER SOUTHERN MARSHALL ...SOUTHERN KOSCUISKO AND MUCH OF FULTON COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER SILVER LAKE AND PACKERTON INDIANA... OR 40 MILES SOUTHEAST TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND...AND JUST SOUTHEAST OF CULVER...OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND. AS THE STORMS MOVE TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY BRIEF RAIN WILL OCCUR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING... MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL INTO THE 60S BY 10 PM. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. . GALLAGHER
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 4:57 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-262240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND MICHIANA AREA WEATHER UPDATE... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN CORRECTION... 435 PM EST WED AUG 26 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 430 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OVER SOUTHERN MARSHALL... SOUTHERN KOSCUISKO AND MUCH OF FULTON COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER SILVER LAKE AND PACKERTON INDIANA... OR 40 MILES SOUTHEAST TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND...AND JUST SOUTHEAST OF CULVER...OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING... MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL INTO THE 60S BY 10 PM. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. . . GALLAGHER ...CORRECTION FOR 2ND PARA WORDING...
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 5:19 PM EST, 40 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-262315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 519 PM EST (619 PM EDT) WED AUG 26 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO... AT 510 PM EST/ 610 PM EDT... THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING BLINDING RAIN WERE OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO IN A 30 MILE WIDE BAND FROM NORTH MANCHESTER INDIANA... 30 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE... TO HICKSVILLE OHIO... 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2.5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM EST. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO PRODUCING DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE ABOVE AREA SHOULD PROCEED TO OR REMAIN IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES INCLUDING TELEPHONES IF THUNDERSTORMS OR NEAR YOUR LOCATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN RAIN SWOLLEN DITCHES OR CULVERTS. DUMEYER
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 5:34 PM EST, 25 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-262330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND MICHIANA AREA WEATHER UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 530 PM EST WED AUG 26 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVED TO NORTHEAST INDIANA... AT 525 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA LEAVING BEHIND CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN ACROSS MICHI(ANA. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL INTO THE 60S BY 10 PM EST. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 MPH. GALLAGHER
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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.