Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2008, 4:07 AM EDT for 10 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 18 hr. 42 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 7, 2008, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2008, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Greene County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 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 7, 4:22 AM EDT | FLOOD | Paragon, IN | SOME ROADS FLOODED. |
| Jun 7, 4:22 AM EDT | FLOOD | Spencer, IN | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING MUCH OF THE TOWN OF SPENCER UNDER WATER. OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTY ALSO FLOODED. |
| Jun 7, 4:27 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brazil, IN | POLICE CLOSING MANY ROADS WITH HIGH WATER. |
| Jun 7, 4:27 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Stinesville, IN | STATE ROAD 37 FLOODED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF MONROE COUNTY. MANY ROADS CLOSED AND SOME HOMES BEING EVACUATED AT STINESVILLE AND ELLETTSVILLE. |
| Jun 7, 4:27 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sullivan, IN | NUMEROUS CARS HELPED OUT OF HIGH WATER ON VARIOUS LOW SPOTS ON THE ROADWAYS. |
| Jun 7, 4:27 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Terre Haute, IN | POLICE HAVING TO STOP MOTORISTS FROM GOING AROUND HIGH WATER SIGNS ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Jun 7, 4:27 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Worthington, IN | PART OF STATE ROAD 157 ALONG WITH OTHER COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Jun 7, 5:11 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 3 S Paragon, IN | 6.09 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURE SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING. |
| Jun 7, 5:11 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.09 | 3 S Paragon, IN | 6.09 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURE SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING. |
| Jun 7, 6:33 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Martinsville, IN | WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT REPORTS MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES FROM RISING STREAMS AND WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS. |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.28 | 7 Wnw Bloomington, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.34 | 7 S Spencer, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.52 | 2 E Franklin, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.75 | Ellettsville, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.57 | 8 Sw Greencastle, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.59 | Terre Haute, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.6 | 7 Sw Spencer, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6 | 2 S Ellettsville, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.1 | 1 Nne Martinsville, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.45 | 4 Sw Universal, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.52 | 1 E Martinsville, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.8 | Spencer, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.15 | Spencer, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.73 | 4 E Spencer, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 8.8 | Martinsville, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 9.18 | 4 Wsw Gosport, IN | |
| Jun 7, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 9.5 | 3 Se Center Point, IN | OBSERVER MEASURED 9.50 INCHES OF RAIN AT BOWLING GREEN. |
| Jun 7, 7:05 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Martinsville, IN | WATER RESCUES UNDERWAY NEAR S.R. 37 AND LIBERTY CHURCH RD. |
| Jun 7, 7:45 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 8.67 | 3 S Paragon, IN | COCORAHS SPOTTER REPORTS 8.67 STORM TOTAL WITH RAIN CONTINUING. |
| Jun 7, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.61 | Terre Haute, IN | REPORTED BY TERRE HAUTE ASOS. |
| Jun 7, 8:16 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.52 | 2 E Franklin, IN | NWS RETIREE REPORTS 3.52 INCHES OF RAIN. |
| Jun 7, 9:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Martinsville, IN | MUDSLIDE REPORTED ON BLUE BLUFF ROAD NORTH OF MARTINSVILLE. AT LEAST ONE HOME DAMAGED. |
| Jun 7, 9:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Franklin, IN | FLOODING AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT LEAST 2 BRIDGES HAVE FAILED ON COUNTY ROADS. |
| Jun 7, 10:36 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wsw Brazil, IN | INTERSTATE 70 CLOSED BY FLOOD WATERS. |
| Jun 7, 10:45 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Brazil, IN | COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTS FLASH FLOODING, WITH BOATS BEING USED IN THE STREETS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BRAZIL. OBSERVER HAS MEASURED 7.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 15 HOURS. |
| Jun 7, 11:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.77 | 2 E Franklin, IN | 2.25 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. STORM TOTAL SINCE RAIN BEGAN OF 5.77 INCHES. REPORTED BY NWS RETIREE. |
| Jun 7, 11:05 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 9.8 | Spencer, IN | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 9.80 INCHES. |
| Jun 7, 11:20 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 9.85 | 3 S Paragon, IN | STORM TOTAL OF 9.85 INCHES REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER. |
| Jun 7, 11:50 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Paragon, IN | HOMES EVACUATED IN PARAGON. |
| Jun 7, 12:11 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 N Nashville, IN | COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED EVACUATIONS ONGOING DUE TO SEVERAL SMALL DAM FAILURES AND ONE IMMINENT FAILURE NEAR NINEVAH ROAD. |
| Jun 7, 12:26 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sse Franklin, IN | YOUNGS CREEK AT AMITY IS APPROACHING 15 FEET. WATER MAY BE OVER STATE ROAD 252 IN THAT AREA. THIS MAY BE A RECORD FLOOD. |
| Jun 7, 2:00 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.29 | 2 E Franklin, IN | NWS RETIREE REPORTS 7.29 INCHES STORM TOTAL...WITH 1.52 INCHES SINCE 11 AM EDT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 14 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 20 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 804 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KIND 070809
FFWIND
INC013-021-055-081-105-109-119-133-153-167-071400-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0037.080607T0807Z-080607T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
407 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT/900 AM CDT/
* AT 404 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR HAS ESTIMATED OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE
WARNED AREA SINCE LAST EVENING...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID MORNING TODAY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITELAND...WEST TERRE HAUTE...TRAFALGAR...STINESVILLE...
STAUNTON...SEELYVILLE...RILEY...PRINCES LAKES...PARAGON...NORTH
TERRE HAUTE...NEW WHITELAND...MORGANTOWN...LAKE HART...
KNIGHTSVILLE...HARMONY...GOSPORT...FARMERSBURG...ELLETTSVILLE...
CLOVERDALE...CLAY CITY...CENTER POINT...BROOKLYN...BETHANY AND
BARGERSVILLE.
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.
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.
LAT...LON 3921 8757 3929 8762 3936 8754 3959 8754
3957 8597 3936 8598 3934 8613 3906 8610
3907 8631 3902 8636 3891 8751 3901 8755
3914 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 0807Z 180DEG 0KT 3921 8650
$$
KOCH6 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KIND 071025
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
619 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
INC013-021-055-081-105-109-119-133-153-167-071400-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080607T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BROWN-CLAY-GREENE-JOHNSON-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN-PUTNAM-SULLIVAN-VIGO-
619 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT/900 AM
CDT/ FOR GREENE...SULLIVAN...MONROE...BROWN...OWEN...CLAY...VIGO...
MORGAN...JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 615 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MARCH ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA
NEAR A CORRIDOR FROM AROUND TERRE HAUTE TO MARTINSVILLE. 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAINFALL AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING.
SATELLITE WAS ESTIMATING UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE
LAST EVENING OVER NORTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTY. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED AND SOME EVACUATIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITELAND...WEST TERRE
HAUTE...TRAFALGAR...STINESVILLE...STAUNTON...SEELYVILLE...RILEY...PRI
NCES LAKES...PARAGON...NORTH TERRE HAUTE...NEW
WHITELAND...MORGANTOWN...LAKE
HART...KNIGHTSVILLE...HARMONY...GOSPORT...FARMERSBURG...ELLETTSVILLE.
..CLOVERDALE...CLAY CITY...CENTER POINT...BROOKLYN...BETHANY AND
BARGERSVILLE.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED NOT TO
DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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.
LAT...LON 3921 8757 3929 8762 3936 8754 3959 8754
3957 8597 3936 8598 3934 8613 3906 8610
3907 8631 3902 8636 3891 8751 3901 8755
3914 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 1019Z 180DEG 0KT 3921 8650
$$
KOCH000
WGUS73 KIND 071209
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
801 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
INC013-021-055-081-105-109-119-133-153-167-071400-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080607T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BROWN-CLAY-GREENE-JOHNSON-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN-PUTNAM-SULLIVAN-VIGO-
801 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT/900 AM
CDT/ FOR GREENE...SULLIVAN...MONROE...BROWN...OWEN...CLAY...VIGO...
MORGAN...JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 800 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE
FROM CLOVERDALE TO BLOOMINGTON. THE RAINFALL WEST OF THAT LINE WAS
BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER
PORTIONS OF PUTNAM...MORGAN...JOHNSON...OWEN...MONROE...AND BROWN
COUNTIES UNTIL ABOUT 1000 AM. TOTAL STORM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO
NEARLY 9 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE WARNED AREA...ALONG WITH
WATER RESCUES. WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
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.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3921 8757 3929 8762 3936 8754 3959 8754
3957 8597 3936 8598 3934 8613 3906 8610
3907 8631 3902 8636 3891 8751 3901 8755
3914 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 180DEG 0KT 3921 8650
$$
JAS000
WGUS53 KIND 071312
FFWIND
INC013-021-055-081-105-109-119-133-153-167-072000-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080607T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
911 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT SATURDAY/300 PM CDT SATURDAY/
* AT 911 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT WIDESPREAD
FLASH FLOODING FROM A OVERNIGHT RAINS THAT CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING. MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA HAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 5 AND 10
INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY
DEADLY SITUATION. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITELAND...WEST TERRE HAUTE...TRAFALGAR...STINESVILLE...
STAUNTON...SEELYVILLE...RILEY...PRINCES LAKES...PARAGON...NORTH
TERRE HAUTE...NEW WHITELAND...MORGANTOWN...LAKE HART...
KNIGHTSVILLE...HARMONY...GOSPORT...FARMERSBURG...ELLETTSVILLE...
CLOVERDALE...CLAY CITY...CENTER POINT...BROOKLYN...BETHANY AND
BARGERSVILLE.
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.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3921 8757 3929 8762 3936 8754 3959 8754
3957 8597 3936 8598 3934 8613 3906 8610
3907 8631 3902 8636 3891 8751 3901 8755
3914 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 1304Z 180DEG 0KT 3921 8650
$$
CO000
WGUS73 KIND 071606
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1201 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
INC013-021-055-081-105-109-119-133-153-167-072000-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080607T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BROWN-CLAY-GREENE-JOHNSON-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN-PUTNAM-SULLIVAN-VIGO-
1201 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT/300 PM
CDT/ FOR GREENE...SULLIVAN...MONROE...BROWN...OWEN...CLAY...VIGO...
MORGAN...JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 1159 AM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
GENERALLY EAST OF A MARTINSVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE. THE RAIN HAS
COME TO END IN AREAS WEST OF THAT LINE. MOST OF THE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO END AROUND 130 PM...HOWEVER
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION...WITH WIDESPREAD AND SEVERE
FLOODING OCCURRING. NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES ARE ALSO OCCURRING.
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.
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.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3921 8757 3929 8762 3936 8754 3959 8754
3957 8597 3936 8598 3934 8613 3906 8610
3907 8631 3902 8636 3891 8751 3901 8755
3914 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 180DEG 0KT 3921 8650
$$
JAS000
WGUS53 KIND 071804
FFWIND
INC013-021-055-081-105-109-119-133-153-167-080200-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080608T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
200 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/
* AT 159 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED MOST OF THE RAIN HAS ENDED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE CURRENT FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITELAND...WEST TERRE HAUTE...TRAFALGAR...STINESVILLE...
STAUNTON...SEELYVILLE...RILEY...PRINCES LAKES...PARAGON...NORTH
TERRE HAUTE...NEW WHITELAND...MORGANTOWN...LAKE HART...
KNIGHTSVILLE...HARMONY...GOSPORT...FARMERSBURG...ELLETTSVILLE...
CLOVERDALE...CLAY CITY...CENTER POINT...BROOKLYN...BETHANY AND
BARGERSVILLE.
THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. WIDESPREAD AND SEVERE FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
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.
LAT...LON 3921 8757 3929 8762 3936 8754 3959 8754
3957 8597 3936 8598 3934 8613 3906 8610
3907 8631 3902 8636 3891 8751 3901 8755
3914 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 180DEG 0KT 3921 8650
$$
JAS000
WGUS73 KIND 072111
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
504 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
INC013-021-055-081-105-109-119-133-153-167-080200-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080608T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BROWN-CLAY-GREENE-JOHNSON-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN-PUTNAM-SULLIVAN-VIGO-
504 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
GREENE...SULLIVAN...MONROE...BROWN...OWEN...CLAY...VIGO...MORGAN...JO
HNSON AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 503 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD
DANGEROUS FLOODING IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. UNUSUALLY
DANGEROUS FLOODING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA.
MOST COUNTY ROADS WILL REMAIN INUNDATED TONIGHT AND TRAVEL IS
DISCOURAGED. THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL FLOOD EVENT...THIS IS AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITELAND...
WEST TERRE HAUTE...TRAFALGAR...STINESVILLE...STAUNTON...SEELYVILLE...
RILEY...PRINCES LAKES...PARAGON...NORTH TERRE HAUTE...NEW
WHITELAND...MORGANTOWN...LAKE HART...KNIGHTSVILLE...HARMONY...
GOSPORT...FARMERSBURG...ELLETTSVILLE...CLOVERDALE...CLAY CITY...
CENTER POINT...BROOKLYN...BETHANY AND BARGERSVILLE.
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 3921 8757 3929 8762 3936 8754 3959 8754
3957 8597 3936 8598 3934 8613 3906 8610
3907 8631 3902 8636 3891 8751 3901 8755
3914 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 180DEG 0KT 3921 8650
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 7, 3:23 AM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 3:23 AM EDT, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 323 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008 .DISCUSSION...FORECAST FOCUS WILL REVOLVE AROUND TSRA CHANCES TODAY AND FLOOD ISSUES. A LARGE AREA OF CONVECTION HAS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP TO THE WEST/SW OF THE IND CWA THIS MORNING THANKS TO OLD BOUNDARIES PROVIDING FOCUS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND H85 FLOW PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE BOUNDARIES. TRAINING OF THESE CELLS HAS BEEN OCCURRING MOST OF THE NIGHT AND SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF LETTING UP THIS MORNING. SATELLITE CLOUD TOPS CONTINUE TO COOL WHILE MORE DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AT 07Z. TODAY...WILL RAISE POPS OVER MOST OF CENTRAL INDIANA TO COVER THE PERSISTANT TSRA ACTIVITY. QPF WILL BE HIGH IN SOME AREAS WITH STORM TOTALS POSSIBLY REACHING OVER 5 INCHES. THE HARDEST HIT AREAS ARE NOW UNDER AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 915AM AND WILL KEEP THAT GOING. WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE NEED FOR EXPANSION THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AFTER THIS OVERNIGHT ACTIVITY BEGINS TO WANE LATER THIS MORNING SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS IN TURN WILL ALLOW FOR SOME DESTABILIZATION AND MORE TSRA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPS WILL BE NEARLY IDENTICAL TODAY AS YESTERDAY. TONIGHT...ACTIVITY SHOULD BE OVER BY TONIGHT AS UPPER SUPPORT SHIFTS NORTH. TEMPS WILL STILL BE IN THE 70S WITH WARM H85 TEMPS STILL OVER US. SUNDAY...QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH ON SUNDAY AS THE PERSISTENT HIGH OVER THE SE CONUS HANGS TOUGH. LITTLE AIRMASS MODIFICATION IS EXPECTED SO TEMPS WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 80S/LOW 90S FOR HIGHS AND AROUND 70 FOR LOWS. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...NEXT SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT CENTRAL INDIANA ON MONDAY. IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM WITH A SFC LOW TO THE WEST THAT WILL BE SHOVED N/NE INTO THE GREAT LAKES SINCE EASTWARD MOVEMENT WILL BE THWARTED BY THE SE CONUS RIDGE EARLY ON. BY MONDAY NIGHT BOTH THE NAM/GFS SHOW THE FRONT MAKING MORE PROGRESS INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BRINGING COOLER TEMPS TO THE REGION. THE COOL DOWN WILL ONLY BE AROUND 4C AT H85 AND THAT WILL GIVE ROUGHLY LOW TO MID 80S AT THE SFC FOR TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE GFS/ECMWF SHOW H5 RIDGING SHIFTING FROM THE SE CONUS TO THE SW CONUS. FLOW OVER INDIANA GOES MORE ZONAL WHICH WILL GIVE US A PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER. TEMPS WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL IN THE MID 80S. BY FRIDAY ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE STATE BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF TSRA. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 070600Z TAF ISSUANCE. EARLY MRNG REGIONAL RADAR WAS SHOWING CONTINUED CONVECTIVE DEVELOP ACRS SRN IL EXTENDING NE ACRS THE IND FA. TRENDS WOULD KEEP TRWS ACRS ALL BUT LAF THROUGH 09Z AT HUF AND 10Z AT IND. AFTER THAT...KEEP VCTS IN WITH BETTER CHANCES OF TRWS THIS MRNG AND LESSER CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOW LVL JET SHIFTS FM SRN INDIANA TO NRN INDIANA ALONG WITH BETTER DYNAMICS ALOFT. STILL LEFT OVER BOUNDARIES AND WEAK S/WS FAVOR KEEPING CBS IN THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z SUN. CU DEVELPOMENT PROGS AND TEMP/DEW PT SPREADS TOMORROW FAVOR A BRIEF PS OF MVFR CU LATE TOMORROW MRNG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...OTHER EXPECT MOSTLY VFR. WINDS WL STAY UP ENOUGH TO KEEP FOG AWAY. GUSTY SW WINDS ONCE AGAIN TODAY WITH SOME SS CREATING SOME MIXING. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && AVIATION...MK PUBLIC...SALLY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 3:15 PM EDT, 12 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 315 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-071915- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 315 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS INCLUDE DAMAGING WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING. A TORNADO OR TWO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALSO REMEMBER THAT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A HAZARD WITH ANY STORM THAT FORMS. MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG MANY OF THE RIVERS ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGICAL STATEMENT FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND MORE DETAILS REGARDING RIVER FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MANY CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) CO
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 6, 10:07 PM EDT, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1007 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0953 PM HAIL EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
06/06/2008 M1.00 INCH JOHNSON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
&&
HEROLDLocal storm report, Jun 6, 10:12 PM EDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1012 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM HAIL EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
06/06/2008 M0.75 INCH JOHNSON IN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
HEROLDLocal storm report, Jun 6, 10:31 PM EDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1031 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0618 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SE CLINTON 39.60N 87.33W
06/06/2008 E0.00 MPH VIGO IN AMATEUR RADIO
70 TO 80 MPH VIGO PARKE COUNTY LINE NEAR ATHERTON.
0618 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SE CLINTON 39.60N 87.33W
06/06/2008 E0.00 MPH VIGO IN AMATEUR RADIO
70 TO 80 MPH VIGO PARKE COUNTY LINE NEAR ATHERTON.
0626 PM TSTM WND GST TERRE HAUTE 39.47N 87.38W
06/06/2008 M50.00 MPH VIGO IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LOCATED AT 8TH AND OAK
0635 PM TSTM WND GST 5 NW CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.10N 86.96W
06/06/2008 E80.00 MPH MONTGOMERY IN NWS EMPLOYEE
0648 PM HAIL FRANKFORT 40.28N 86.51W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH CLINTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
HALF MILE EAST OF COLFAX
0648 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.07N 86.94W
06/06/2008 MONTGOMERY IN NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN NEAR US36 AND 400W. NUMEROUS 10 TO 15 INCH TREE
LIMBS DOWN.
0653 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N GREENCASTLE 39.69N 86.84W
06/06/2008 PUTNAM IN EMERGENCY MNGR
4 HEALTHY TREES BROKEN OFF AT GROUND LEVEL LAYING ACROSS
ROAD
0654 PM HAIL NEW ROSS 39.96N 86.71W
06/06/2008 E0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0654 PM TSTM WND GST LIZTON 39.89N 86.54W
06/06/2008 E65.00 MPH HENDRICKS IN AMATEUR RADIO
AT 200 WEST AND JUST SOUTH OF 136
0657 PM TSTM WND DMG THORNTOWN 40.13N 86.61W
06/06/2008 BOONE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT
0658 PM TSTM WND GST CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.04N 86.90W
06/06/2008 M65.00 MPH MONTGOMERY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTH SIDE OF CRAWFORDSVILLE
0659 PM TSTM WND GST FRANKFORT 40.28N 86.51W
06/06/2008 E80.00 MPH CLINTON IN AMATEUR RADIO
AT SR39 AND 421
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E THORNTOWN 40.13N 86.59W
06/06/2008 BOONE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SIX TREES AND SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN NEAR G43 AND SR47
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.04N 86.90W
06/06/2008 MONTGOMERY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PORTION OF ROOF ON THE ROAD AT US231 AND N136
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W JAMESTOWN 39.93N 86.65W
06/06/2008 HENDRICKS IN AMATEUR RADIO
3 INCH LIMBS DOWN ON SR136
0706 PM TSTM WND GST STILESVILLE 39.64N 86.63W
06/06/2008 E60.00 MPH HENDRICKS IN AMATEUR RADIO
0710 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.24W
06/06/2008 E50.00 MPH HAMILTON IN AMATEUR RADIO
0711 PM TSTM WND DMG KOKOMO 40.48N 86.13W
06/06/2008 HOWARD IN AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON CAR AT MARKLAND AND WEBSTER TRAPPING
OCCUPANTS
0713 PM TSTM WND GST SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 E80.00 MPH HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
AT US421 AND SR47
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
10 BUILDINGS DAMAGED...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...2 SEMI
TRUCKS BLOWN OVER
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
BARN DESTROYED. TIME IS ESTIMATED.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER AT SR421 AND SR47
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL BUILDINGS DAMAGED WITH INJURIES
0718 PM TSTM WND GST ELWOOD 40.28N 85.84W
06/06/2008 M53.00 MPH MADISON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0718 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 W INDIANAPOLIS 39.78N 86.28W
06/06/2008 MARION IN NWS EMPLOYEE
ON US36 FOUR INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH EST WIND GUSTS OF
60 MPH
0722 PM TSTM WND DMG TIPTON 40.28N 86.04W
06/06/2008 TIPTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF OF LARGE HEALTHY TREE SPLIT AND FALLEN
0722 PM TSTM WND DMG LEBANON 40.05N 86.47W
06/06/2008 BOONE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE INTO HOME
0734 PM TSTM WND GST 9 N ANDERSON 40.22N 85.69W
06/06/2008 E80.00 MPH MADISON IN AMATEUR RADIO
MANY TREES DOWN AT SR37 AND 900N BLOCKING SR37
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW MUNCIE 40.25N 85.46W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON SR69 AT MILE MARKER 46
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG GASTON 40.31N 85.50W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
2 SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN
0750 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GASTON 40.31N 85.50W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS IN AIR. OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG MUNCIE 40.20N 85.39W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER POLE AND TREE LIMBS DOWN BETWEEN 350W AND 400E
0757 PM TSTM WND GST 8 W SHELBURN 39.18N 87.55W
06/06/2008 E60.00 MPH SULLIVAN IN AMATEUR RADIO
IN FAIRBANKS ON SR63
0759 PM HAIL 8 W SHELBURN 39.18N 87.55W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH SULLIVAN IN AMATEUR RADIO
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 W JASONVILLE 39.16N 87.22W
06/06/2008 M0.80 INCH GREENE IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SHAKAMAK STATE PARK LARC REPORTED 0.80 IN 30 MINS...0.50
IN 15 MINS...RATE OF 1.60 INCHES PER HOUR
0852 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ELLETTSVILLE 39.23N 86.62W
06/06/2008 MONROE IN AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE HAM RADIO REPORTS OF THIS FEATURE BETWEEN 2050
AND 2054 EDT
0856 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 SW ELLETTSVILLE 39.22N 86.64W
06/06/2008 MONROE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 W FARMERSBURG 39.25N 87.40W
06/06/2008 M0.90 INCH SULLIVAN IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SHAKAMAK STATE PARK LARC REPORTED 0.90 INCHES IN 15
MIN...RATE OF 3.60 INCHES PER HOUR
0903 PM HAIL PARAGON 39.39N 86.56W
06/06/2008 E0.25 INCH MORGAN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0920 PM HAIL MARTINSVILLE 39.42N 86.42W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH MORGAN IN PUBLIC
0953 PM HAIL EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
06/06/2008 M1.00 INCH JOHNSON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
1000 PM HAIL EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
06/06/2008 M0.75 INCH JOHNSON IN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
JHLocal storm report, Jun 6, 11:02 PM EDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1102 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 PM HAIL LYONS 38.99N 87.08W
06/06/2008 M0.88 INCH GREENE IN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
HEROLDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Monroe, Owen, Putnam | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 9:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 10:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Shelby | 15 min |
| Jun 6, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 12:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Morgan, Owen, Putnam, Sullivan and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 13 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Montgomery and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 5 days |
| Jun 7, 10:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 4 days |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 68 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike | 8 days |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 30 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 19 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 15 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.