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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 12, 20085 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2008, 7:44 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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: Jul 12, 2008, 7:44 PM EDT (23:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 12, 2008, 10:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Clay County, IN, Greene County, IN, Owen County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vigo County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 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
Jul 12, 7:45 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Clay City, IN	3 FEET OF WATER IN SOME AREAS
Jul 12, 8:00 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ese Spencer, IN
Jul 12, 8:28 PM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.4	3 E Hymera, IN	SHAKAMAK STATE PARK LARC REPORTED 1.40 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES TIME...1.80 INCHES IN 45 MINUTES.

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 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 973 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 739 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 373 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 403 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 11.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WGUS53 KIND 122344
FFWIND
INC021-055-119-153-167-130245-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0071.080712T2344Z-080713T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
744 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 739 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. 
  RADAR ESTIMATES AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS 
  PARTS OF THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
  WORTHINGTON...SULLIVAN...SPENCER...LINTON...FARMERSBURG...CLAY 
  CITY...CENTER POINT AND BLOOMFIELD

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 28.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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 3951 8728 3948 8703 3946 8702 3945 8671
      3900 8670 3890 8754 3891 8755 3896 8754
      3899 8759 3906 8759 3912 8766

$$

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2 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS73 KIND 130038
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
838 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

INC021-055-119-153-167-130245-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080713T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-GREENE-OWEN-SULLIVAN-VIGO-
838 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR 
GREENE...SULLIVAN...OWEN...CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTIES...

AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. SHAKAMAK STATE PARK RECEIVED 1.80 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES 
WITH EARLIER STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
SPENCER...FARMERSBURG...CLAY CITY AND CENTER POINT.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.

LAT...LON 3951 8728 3948 8703 3946 8702 3945 8671
      3900 8670 3890 8754 3891 8755 3896 8754
      3899 8759 3906 8759 3912 8766

$$

50

000 
WGUS73 KIND 130242
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1042 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

INC021-055-119-153-167-130250-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080713T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-GREENE-OWEN-SULLIVAN-VIGO-
1042 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT FOR 
GREENE...SULLIVAN...OWEN...CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
REPORTS NO CURRENT FLOODING.

LAT...LON 3951 8728 3948 8703 3946 8702 3945 8671
      3900 8670 3890 8754 3891 8755 3896 8754
      3899 8759 3906 8759 3912 8766

$$

50

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 12, 6:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Fountain, Parke	3 hr
Jul 12, 6:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Putnam	3 hr
Jul 12, 8:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 2 more	3 hr
Jul 12, 9:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Clay, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam and 2 more	3 hr
Jul 12, 9:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Rush and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 12, 6:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Vermillion	3 hr
Jul 12, 6:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Montgomery	3 hr
Jul 12, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion	30 min
Jul 12, 7:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	116 min

Nearby

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

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.