Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2008, 6:23 AM EDT for 9 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 97 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2008, 6:23 AM EDT (10:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 97 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, IN, Clay County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:26 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:25 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bainbridge, IN | WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACROSS PUTNAM COUNTY. US 236 IS UNDER A FOOT OF FLOWING WATER AND IS CLOSED. PLUM CREEK NEAR BAINBRIDGE IS FLOODED. |
| Jun 4, 6:28 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Rockville, IN | NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED IN WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Jun 4, 6:35 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Dana, IN | HIGHWAY 71 IN AND AROUND DANA IS FLOODED AND IS UNDER TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER. NUMEROUS STREETS IN CLINTON ARE FLOODED FROM FEATHER CREEK. SOME EVACUATIONS REPORTED IN CLINTON. |
| Jun 4, 6:44 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 N Terre Haute, IN | HIGH WATER AT STATE ROAD 63 AND US 150 IN NORTHERN VIGO COUNTY |
| Jun 4, 8:05 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Bainbridge, IN | WATER OVER U S 36. RECORD FLOOD IN PROGRESS ON PLUM CREEK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 2538 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.9
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KIND 041024
FFWIND
INC011-021-045-063-107-121-133-165-167-041200-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0029.080604T1023Z-080604T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
623 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 800 AM EDT
* AT 623 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAVELAND...
RUSSELLVILLE...ROACHDALE...PITTSBORO...NORTH SALEM...NEW ROSS...
MARSHALL...LIZTON...LADOGA...KINGMAN...JUDSON...JAMESTOWN...
CAYUGA...BLOOMINGDALE AND NEW MARKET.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 69.
RAINFALL OF UP TO 5 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA SINCE
TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA AND
WILL DROP AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN.
THIS RAIN IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING. THIS IS A LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
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 3997 8752 3998 8671 3994 8632 3993 8632
3993 8634 3971 8634 3954 8731 3955 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1023Z 180DEG 0KT 3981 8691
$$
JOHNSON1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS73 KIND 041157
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
755 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008
INC011-021-045-063-107-121-133-165-167-041205-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080604T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE-CLAY-FOUNTAIN-HENDRICKS-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-PUTNAM-VERMILLION-VIGO
-755 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 800 AM EDT/700 AM CDT/ FOR
NORTH CENTRAL CLAY...NORTHERN VIGO...NORTHERN PUTNAM...HENDRICKS...
PARKE...SOUTHERN VERMILLION...SOUTHWESTERN BOONE...SOUTHERN
MONTGOMERY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN COUNTIES...
HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA. RESIDUAL FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IS AVAILABLE IN
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCTS.
LAT...LON 3997 8752 3998 8671 3994 8632 3993 8632
3993 8634 3971 8634 3954 8731 3955 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1155Z 180DEG 0KT 3981 8691
$$
JKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 9:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 9:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Shelby | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 9:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Shelby | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 9:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur | 15 min |
| Jun 3, 9:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Rush | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Warren | 83 min |
| Jun 3, 11:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 12:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 12:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 12:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 12:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 1:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 96 min |
| Jun 4, 1:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 1:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 1:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Randolph | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 1:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 93 min |
| Jun 4, 2:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 87 min |
| Jun 4, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 87 min |
| Jun 4, 3:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Putnam, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 4:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 5:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 94 min |
| Jun 4, 5:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 30 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Hendricks, Johnson and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 6:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion and 1 more | 86 min |
| Jun 4, 7:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 7:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Hendricks, Johnson and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 59 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 5 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 6 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 12 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 15 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 14 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 16 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 17 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 19 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 18 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 64 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 66 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 3 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 13 days |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 11 days |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 44 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 3 days |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 46 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 3 days |
| Jun 4, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Vigo | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Owen | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Greene, Jackson, Jennings and 3 more | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 20 min |
| Jun 4, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock and 7 more | 4 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.