Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 2004, 4:40 AM EST for Fountain County, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2004, 4:40 AM EST (09:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2004, 7:30 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Fountain County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 3388 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KIND 120944
FFWIND
INC045-157-121330-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
440 AM EST SAT JUN 12 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE
* UNTIL 830 AM EST
* UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 330 AM EST OVER
WESTERN PORTIONS OF TIPPECANOE COUNTY AND ALSO OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL MAY OCCUR BY
600 AM EST AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE SLOWLY TO SOUTHEAST.
PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
AREAS TO THE WEST OF LAFAYETTE AND ALSO AROUND ATTICA MAY EXPERIENCE
SEVERE FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 4026 8730 4004 8747 4002 8716 4023 8712
4022 8673 4057 8673 4055 8707 4042 8706
$$
JEH1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS73 KIND 121126
FFSIND
INC045-157-121330-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
625 AM EST SAT JUN 12 2004
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 830 AM EST FOR FOUNTAIN AND
TIPPECANOE COUNTIES...
SINCE 300 AM EST THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED
BETWEEN LAFAYETTE AND ATTICA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY AND SOUTHERN
TIPPECANOE COUNTY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS OCCURRING.
PERSONS SHOULD EVACUATE LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST
LAFAYETTE...VEEDERSBURG...SHADELAND...PERRYSVILLE...MELLOTT...
HILLSBORO...DAYTON...BATTLE GROUND AND ATTICA.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
LAT...LON 4026 8730 4004 8747 4002 8716 4023 8712
4022 8673 4057 8673 4055 8707 4042 8706
$$
JEHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:57 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:51 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Lawrence | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 10:15 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 11:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jennings | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 6:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 42 min |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.