Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Jul 12, 2008, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)

Expired

Jul 12, 2008, 11:00 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Randolph County, IN

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS53 KIND 130006
FFWIND
INC135-130300-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0072.080713T0006Z-080713T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT

* AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
  ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR DEERFIELD 
  AND RANDOLPH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE 
  INTO THE AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SALEM AND
  RIDGEVILLE

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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 4019 8522 4032 8522 4032 8480 4018 8481

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000 
WGUS73 KIND 130132
FFSIND

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

INC135-130300-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-080713T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RANDOLPH-
932 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...

AT 927 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT OVER 5 
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS AREAS AROUND RANDOLPH AND 
DEERFIELD. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SALEM AND
RIDGEVILLE

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.

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

LAT...LON 4019 8522 4032 8522 4032 8480 4018 8481

$$

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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.