Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 1993, 8:29 PM EST for Decatur County, Indiana. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1993, 8:29 PM EST (01:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 1993, 10:30 PM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Decatur County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 742 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KIND 190130 FFWIND INC031-190330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 829 PM EST FRI JUN 18 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN CENTRAL INDIANA ...DECATUR COUNTY AT 815 PM EST THE DECATUR COUNTY SHERRIF REPORTED FLOODING EAST AND SOUTH OF GREENSBURG. HIGH WATER WAS EFFECTING STATE ROAD 421 SOUTH OF GREENSBURG. STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS EVENING. 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. &
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, Jun 18, 6:52 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
INZALL-190100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 652 PM EST FRI JUN 18 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 650 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS SHOWING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR MUNCIE TO NEW CASTLE AND AROUND GREENSBUURG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO LIKELY. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. . THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR TOWARD WINCHESTER AND RICHMOND. PRICE
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:55 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
INZALL-190100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 652 PM EST FRI JUN 18 1993 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA. AT 650 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS SHOWING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR MUNCIE TO NEW CASTLE AND AROUND GREENSBUURG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO LIKELY. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. . THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR TOWARD WINCHESTER AND RICHMOND. PRICE
Local storm report, Jun 18, 7:33 PM EST, 56 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
730 PM EST FRI JUN 19 1993
...SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FOR JUNE 19...
TIME LOCATION EVENT
1830 EST DECATURE CO. 1 TREE DOWN 250 S JUST WEST OF 280 WEST
1845 EST DECATURE CO. 1 TREE DOWN 2 1/2 MI N OF GREENSBURG
1845 EST DECATURE CO. 3-6 INCH WATER ON COUNTY ROADS 2 MI S
OF GREENSBURG
1906 EST DECATURE CO. 4 INCH WATER ON INTERSTATE 74.Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:38 PM EST, 51 minutes before
INZ007>013-190130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 740 PM EST FRI JUN 18 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... A SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR DECATUR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF GREENSBURG. PEOPLE ALONG COBB AND SAND CREEKS AS WELL AT THE VERNON FORK SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGH GROUND AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF RISING WATER. NO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. AT 725 PM EST RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED OVER CENTRAL INDIANA. THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENSBURG...NEAR THE TOWN OF ANDERSONVILLE. ANOTHER HEAVY STORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUNCIE...NEAR UNIONPORT. BOTH OF THIS STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 30 MILES AND HOUR. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM BRAZIL THROUGH GREENCASTLE... DANVILLE AND ZIONSVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. WJG
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:40 PM EST, 49 minutes before
INZ007>013-190130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 740 PM EST FRI JUN 18 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... A SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR DECATUR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF GREENSBURG. PEOPLE ALONG COBB AND SAND CREEKS AS WELL AT THE VERNON FORK SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGH GROUND AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF RISING WATER. NO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. AT 725 PM EST RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED OVER CENTRAL INDIANA. THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENSBURG...NEAR THE TOWN OF ANDERSONVILLE. ANOTHER HEAVY STORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUNCIE...NEAR UNIONPORT. BOTH OF THIS STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 30 MILES AND HOUR. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM BRAZIL THROUGH GREENCASTLE... DANVILLE AND ZIONSVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. WJG
Local storm report, Jun 18, 7:53 PM EST, 36 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
730 PM EST FRI JUN 19 1993
...SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FOR JUNE 19...
TIME LOCATION EVENT
1830 EST DECATUR CO. 1 TREE DOWN 250 S JUST WEST OF 280 WEST
1845 EST DECATUR CO. 1 TREE DOWN 2 1/2 MI N OF GREENSBURG
1845 EST DECATUR CO. 3-6 INCH WATER ON COUNTY ROADS 2 MI S
OF GREENSBURG
1906 EST DECATUR CO. 4 INCH WATER ON INTERSTATE 74.
CORRECTED COUNTY NAMENearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 1993Every flash flood warning in 1993
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.