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Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 9, 2008Daviess County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2008, 11:49 PM EDT for Daviess County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 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
Jun 9, 2008, 11:49 PM EDT (03:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2008, 2:45 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Daviess County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:53 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 37 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
37 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
965 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KIND 100350
FFWIND
INC027-100645-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0052.080610T0349Z-080610T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1149 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 245 AM EDT

* AT 1147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
  ESTIMATES THAT OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST FEW 
  HOURS. THIS WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PLAINVILLE...ODON AND ELNORA.

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.

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 3854 8719 3855 8720 3855 8725 3881 8724
      3881 8721 3885 8719 3884 8716 3886 8714
      3890 8713 3890 8692 3881 8692 3881 8693
      3851 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 180DEG 0KT 3869 8713

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KIND 100549
FFSIND

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

INC027-100645-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080610T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAVIESS-
147 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT FOR
DAVIESS COUNTY...

AT 142 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
RAIN AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN SINCE EARLY EVEING.
RAIN HAS TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED OVER DAVIESS COUNTY...BUT MODERATE 
TO HEAVY RAIN MAY BRIEFLY RETURN AFTER 200 AM.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PLAINVILLE...
ODON AND ELNORA.

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.

LAT...LON 3854 8719 3855 8720 3855 8725 3881 8724
      3881 8721 3885 8719 3884 8716 3886 8714
      3890 8713 3890 8692 3881 8692 3881 8693
      3851 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 180DEG 0KT 3869 8713

$$
JH
000 
WGUS73 KIND 100651
FFSIND

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

INC027-100659-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080610T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAVIESS-
249 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR DAVIESS COUNTY...

HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IS OVER. 
HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING FROM THE ELNORA LEVEE IN 
NORTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY CONTINUES. RESIDENTS IN THE ELNORA AND 
PLAINVILLE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO HEED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 
THEIR EVACUATION ORDERS. 

LAT...LON 3854 8719 3855 8720 3855 8725 3881 8724
      3881 8721 3885 8719 3884 8716 3886 8714
      3890 8713 3890 8692 3881 8692 3881 8693
      3851 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 180DEG 0KT 3869 8713

$$

JOHNSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 9:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo36 min
Jun 9, 10:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Parke, Sullivan, Vigo3 hr
Jun 9, 10:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam35 min
Jun 9, 11:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion29 min
Jun 9, 11:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Marion35 min
Jun 9, 11:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam4 hr
Jun 9, 11:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion3 hr
Jun 9, 11:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Madison36 hr
Jun 9, 11:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion15 hr
Jun 9, 11:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan15 hr
Jun 9, 11:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan36 hr
Jun 9, 11:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMorgan, Owen3 days
Jun 9, 11:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren15 hr
Jun 10, 12:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Rush26 min
Jun 10, 2:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion6 hr
Jun 10, 3:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Johnson, Monroe and 6 more12 hr
Jun 10, 3:47 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush and 1 more12 hr
Jun 10, 4:05 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan12 hr
Jun 10, 6:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess16 hr
Jun 10, 11:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess6 hr
Jun 10, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMorgan, Owen62 hr
Jun 10, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby47 hr
Jun 10, 5:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess12 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.