Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

May 27, 2004, 6:32 PM EST (23:32 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2004, 9:30 PM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS53 KIND 272340
FFWIND
INC027-055-083-093-101-105-153-280330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
632 PM EST THU MAY 27 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BEDFORD
  SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VINCENNES
  NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA

* UNTIL 1030 PM EST

* VERY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MOVED THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA DURING 
  THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE STORMS COULD HAVE      
  PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES. RAIN WITH POSSIBLE 
  STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING        
  THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. 

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WORTHINGTON...WHEATLAND...WASHINGTON...SWITZ CITY...SULLIVAN...
  SHELBURN...SANDBORN...PLAINVILLE...OOLITIC...ODON...OAKTOWN...
  NEWBERRY...MONROE CITY...MEROM...LINTON...JASONVILLE...ELNORA...
  EDWARDSPORT...DUGGER...CRANE...CARLISLE...CANNELBURG...
  BRUCEVILLE...BLOOMFIELD...BICKNELL AND RUSSELLVILLE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 3876 8748 3898 8754 3919 8763 3912 8634
          3880 8630 3855 8764

$$

HAINES

000 
WGUS73 KIND 280145
FFSIND
INC027-055-083-093-101-105-153-280330-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
845 PM EST THU MAY 27 2004

..A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EST...FOR 
SULLIVAN...GREENE...MONROE...KNOX...DAVIESS AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES.

RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER 
PORTIONS OF SULLIVAN AND GREENE COUNTIES SINCE NOON.  PERSONS SHOULD 
CONTINUE TO TAKE PRECAUTION AGAINST FLOODING.  

FORTUNATELY RAINFALL HAS BECOME LIGHT OVER MOST AREAS SINCE 700 PM 
EST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KNOX...DAVIESS AND MARTIN COUNTIES WHERE 
HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL OCCURRING. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO 
INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THESE 
COUNTIES.  HOWEVER MOST OTHER AERAS WILL RECEIVE LESS THAN A HALF 
INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FOR REST OF THE EVENING.

PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE PRECUATIONS AGAINST FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIONS WHEN DRIVING
AT NIGHT AS IT OFTEN HARD TO SEE AREAS OF DEEP WATER ON THE 
ROADWAYS.
$$

JEH

Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.