Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Jun 9, 2008, 10:15 PM EDT (02:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 2008, 1:15 AM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Clay County, IN, Parke County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vigo County, IN

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS53 KIND 100215
FFWIND
INC021-121-153-167-100515-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0049.080610T0215Z-080610T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1015 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
  CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 115 AM EDT/1215 AM CDT/

* AT 1012 PM 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 STAUNTON...
  SEELYVILLE...RILEY...KNIGHTSVILLE...HARMONY...CENTER POINT AND
  CARBON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 26.

AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNING AREA 
AS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL 
INDIANA.

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.

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 3935 8759 3936 8754 3941 8754 3968 8706
      3922 8707 3917 8721 3917 8725 3914 8726
      3900 8759 3906 8759 3909 8762 3919 8763
      3921 8759 3925 8759 3926 8762 3931 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 180DEG 0KT 3932 8724

$$
JH

000 
WGUS73 KIND 100513
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
109 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

INC021-121-153-167-100519-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080610T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-PARKE-SULLIVAN-VIGO-
109 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM EDT/1215 AM CDT/ FOR
NORTHERN SULLIVAN...CLAY...VIGO AND SOUTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTIES...

MODERATE RAIN AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. RADAR
INDICATES RAIN AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED.  HOWEVER 
NO NEW REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND RADAR INDICATES THE 
RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

LAT...LON 3935 8759 3936 8754 3941 8754 3968 8706
      3922 8707 3917 8721 3917 8725 3914 8726
      3900 8759 3906 8759 3909 8762 3919 8763
      3921 8759 3925 8759 3926 8762 3931 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 180DEG 0KT 3932 8724

$$

JH

Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.