Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2004, 3:30 AM EST for Sullivan 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, 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2004, 5:30 AM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Sullivan County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KIND 120830 FFWIND INC153-121130- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 330 AM EST MON JUL 12 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA * UNTIL 630 AM EST * AT 325 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR SULLIVAN...OR ABOUT 27 MILES NORTH OF VINCENNES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DUGGER. 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 3920 8751 3903 8753 3893 8727 3913 8725 $$ CO
1 follow-up statement
000 WGUS73 KIND 120932 FFSIND INC153-121130- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 429 AM EST MON JUL 12 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 AM EST FOR CENTRAL SULLIVAN COUNTY... AT 425 AM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT STATE ROAD 54 WEST OF DUGGER IS IMPASSABLE IN SPOTS DUE TO HIGH WATER. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR ACROSS THE COUNTY. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL THROUGH 530 AM. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 3 AM. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING. SUGAR AND TURTLE CREEKS MAY BE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AS WELL. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3920 8751 3903 8753 3893 8727 3913 8725 $$ CO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 3:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 39 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.