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Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 13, 2008Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2008, 2:04 PM EDT for Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 4 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 13, 2008, 2:04 PM EDT (18:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2008, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Johnson County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2008-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 442 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2008-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
442 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1317 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-43 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 131805
FFWIND
INC081-145-131930-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0059.080613T1804Z-080613T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
204 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 158 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING   
  FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREET FLOODING WAS      
  OCCURING IN FRANKLIN.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE FRANKLIN AND SHELBYVILLE BUT ARE  
  NOT LIMITED TO WHITELAND...NEW WHITELAND...MORRISTOWN AND FAIRLAND.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 99.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 121.

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.

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 8565 3934 8624 3963 8625 3962 8596
      3969 8596 3970 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 180DEG 0KT 3955 8599

$$

PUMA
3 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS53 KIND 131925
FFWIND
INC081-145-132230-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080613T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
324 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 319 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A          
  THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO PUSH THROUGH JOHNSON AND SHELBY COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON      
  AND THIS MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.  

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
  WHITELAND...MORRISTOWN AND FAIRLAND.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 99.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 121.

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.

LAT...LON 3935 8565 3934 8624 3963 8625 3962 8596
      3969 8596 3970 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 180DEG 0KT 3955 8599

$$

PUMA
000 
WGUS73 KIND 132057
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
455 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

INC081-145-132230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080613T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JOHNSON-SHELBY-
455 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
JOHNSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 454 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER NORTHWEST JOHNSON COUNTY AND 
WAS PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WHICH COULD 
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
FRANKLIN...NEW WHITELAND...MORRISTOWN AND FAIRLAND.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS.

LAT...LON 3935 8565 3934 8624 3963 8625 3962 8596
      3969 8596 3970 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 180DEG 0KT 3955 8614

$$

PUMA
000 
WGUS73 KIND 132229
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
627 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

INC081-145-132237-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080613T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JOHNSON-SHELBY-
627 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT FOR JOHNSON AND 
SHELBY COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER JOHNSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES AND LITTLE 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  HIGH WATER WILL REMAIN SO PEOPLE 
LIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR WATER OVER ROADWAYS.


LAT...LON 3935 8565 3934 8624 3963 8625 3962 8596
      3969 8596 3970 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 180DEG 0KT 3955 8614

$$
SALLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks19 min
Jun 13, 10:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren25 hr
Jun 13, 10:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren25 hr
Jun 13, 10:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMorgan, Owen25 hr
Jun 13, 10:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMorgan, Owen25 hr
Jun 13, 10:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene25 hr
Jun 13, 12:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Greene, Owen2 hr
Jun 13, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry48 min
Jun 13, 1:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren39 min
Jun 13, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren46 min
Jun 13, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion49 min
Jun 13, 2:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDMorgan61 min
Jun 13, 3:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDMorgan, Owen3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.