Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 20, 1998, 5:43 AM EST for Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 1998, 5:43 AM EST (10:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 1998, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Jennings County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 2300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1282 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KIND 201043 FFWIND INC005-031-079-201700- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 543 AM EST MON JUL 20 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA * UNTIL NOON EST * AT 530 AM EST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * NWS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN FROM REPEATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALL NIGHT LONG. NUMEROUS ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE UNDER WATER. DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD! IF FLOOD WATERS THREATEN YOU...MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND! DRT
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
Local storm report, Jul 20, 12:17 AM EST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1217 AM EST MON JUL 20 1998
TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
1143 PM 1 E ARLINGTON IN WIND DAMAGE
07/19/98 RUSH
1204 AM RUSHVILLE IN WIND DAMAGE
07/20/98 RUSH GAS PUMPS BLOWN OVER AND
TREES DOWN
1212 AM ARLINGTON IN WIND DAMAGE
07/20/98 RUSH TREES DOWN ON CR 775W
ZIMMERMANLocal storm report, Jul 20, 3:20 AM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
320 AM EST MON JUL 20 1998
TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
0140 AM COUNTYWIDE IN WIND DAMAGE
07/20/98 MORGAN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES BLOWN DOWN
0245 AM COLUMBUS IN WIND DAMAGE
07/>20/98 BARTHOLOMEW TREES BLOWN DOWN
JASLocal storm report, Jul 20, 3:20 AM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
320 AM EST MON JUL 20 1998
TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
0140 AM COUNTYWIDE IN WIND DAMAGE
07/20/98 MORGAN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES BLOWN DOWN
0245 AM COLUMBUS IN WIND DAMAGE
07/>20/98 BARTHOLOMEW TREES BLOWN DOWN
JASSpecial weather statement, Jul 20, 4:40 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
INZ003>009-012>018-020>075-080>082-085>088-202030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 440 AM EST MON JUL 20 1998 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT LIKELY EARLY THIS WEEK... HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND POSSIBLY ALL WEEK LONG ACROSS THE SOUTH. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 90S ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES...COUPLED WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY YIELD DAYTIME HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES OVER MUCH OF INDIANA. HEAT INDICES REACHING 110 DEGREES ARE FORECAST IN THE EVANSVILLE AREA WHERE A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 70S ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SO LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BE FELT EVEN AT NIGHT. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF THE COMBINED EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY. WITH HEAT INDICES ABOVE 105 DEGREES...YOUR BODY HASN A HARD TIMING COOLING ITSELF. REDUCED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDED. ALSO STAY OUT OF THE SUN IF POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TUCEK
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:40 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
INZ003>009-012>018-020>075-080>082-085>088-202030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 440 AM EST MON JUL 20 1998 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT LIKELY EARLY THIS WEEK... HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND POSSIBLY ALL WEEK LONG ACROSS THE SOUTH. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 90S ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES...COUPLED WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY YIELD DAYTIME HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES OVER MUCH OF INDIANA. HEAT INDICES REACHING 110 DEGREES ARE FORECAST IN THE EVANSVILLE AREA WHERE A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 70S ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SO LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BE FELT EVEN AT NIGHT. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF THE COMBINED EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY. WITH HEAT INDICES ABOVE 105 DEGREES...YOUR BODY HASN A HARD TIMING COOLING ITSELF. REDUCED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDED. ALSO STAY OUT OF THE SUN IF POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TUCEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 7:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 8:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 8:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 8:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 9:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 9:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 49 min |
| Jul 19, 9:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Madison | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 11:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 11:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 1:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 1:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Shelby | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 1:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 2:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 2:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown | 31 min |
| Jul 20, 3:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 3:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 11:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 5 hr |
Nearby
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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.