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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 12, 2004Daviess County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2004, 3:08 AM EST for Daviess County, Indiana. It was in force for 2 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
Jul 12, 2004, 3:08 AM EST (08:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2004, 5:15 AM EST
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Daviess County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 210 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2004-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 168 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2004-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
168 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-214 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1322 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KIND 120809
FFWIND
INC027-121115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
308 AM EST MON JUL 12 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA

* UNTIL 615 AM EST

* AT 304 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR WASHINGTON...OR ABOUT 20
  MILES NORTHWEST OF JASPER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PLAINVILLE...MONTGOMERY...CANNELBURG AND ALFORDSVILLE.

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 3885 8714 3867 8724 3851 8726 3837 8705
      3848 8691 3882 8703

$$

CO
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KIND 120939
FFSIND
INC027-121115-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
435 AM EST MON JUL 12 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 AM EST FOR DAVIESS
COUNTY...

AT 430 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
SHOW THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 
MPH ACROSS DAVIESS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE MOVING BACK 
INTO DAVIESS COUNTY FROM KNOX COUNTY THROUGH 530 AM. ANOTHER ONE 
HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN DAVIESS 
COUNTY.

RADAR ALSO ESTIMATES THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 230 
AM THIS MORNING...MAINLY NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF WASHINGTON.

AIKMAN AND CAMP CREEKS MAY BE OUT OF THEIR BANKS...WHILE COUNTY 
ROADS MAY ALSO BE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS EARLY 
THIS MORNING WHEN TRAVELING. AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND LOW LYING 
AREAS. 

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



LAT...LON 3885 8714 3867 8724 3851 8726 3837 8705
      3848 8691 3882 8703

$$

CO
000 
WGUS73 KIND 121115
FFSIND
INC027-121115-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
614 AM EST MON JUL 12 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR DAVIESS COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE...

RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS DAVIESS COUNTY AND THE THREAT FOR FLASH 
FLOODING IS DECREASING. HOWEVER, RUNOFF FROM THE FLOODING RAINS WILL 
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS, SMALL CREEKS 
AND STREAMS, ALONG WITH LOW LYING AREAS.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED ROADS.

LAT...LON 3885 8714 3867 8724 3851 8726 3837 8705
      3848 8691 3882 8703

$$

CO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 3:30 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDSullivan2 hr
Jul 12, 5:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence, Martin39 min

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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.