Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Watches in 2008
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood watch at Jun 8, 2008, 3:30 PM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jun 9, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2008, 3:30 PM EDT (19:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 9, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2008, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Flood severity
- None
All 39 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS63 KIND 081930 FFAIND URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 330 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-090300- /O.NEW.KIND.FF.A.0003.080609T2200Z-080610T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 330 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL... CLAY...CLINTON...DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN... GREENE...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD... JACKSON...JENNINGS...JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON... MARION...MARTIN...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN... PARKE...PUTNAM...RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN... TIPPECANOE...TIPTON...VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY BY MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL SERVE TO EXACERBATE THE ALREADY VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ JAS
7 follow-up statements
000 WGUS63 KIND 090420 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1220 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-091230- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0003.080609T2200Z-080610T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1220 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY BY MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL SERVE TO EXACERBATE THE ALREADY VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ JOHNSON
000 WGUS63 KIND 090745 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 345 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-091545- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0003.080609T2200Z-080610T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 345 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING AFTER 4 PM ON MONDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL SERVE TO EXACERBATE THE ALREADY VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ JOHNSON
000 WGUS63 KIND 091400 AAA FFAIND FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1000 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-092200- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0003.080609T2200Z-080610T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1000 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING LATER TODAY WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL SERVE TO EXACERBATE THE ALREADY VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ CO
000 WGUS63 KIND 092114 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 514 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-100515- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0003.080609T2200Z-080610T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 514 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THUNDERSTORM SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL SERVE TO EXACERBATE THE ALREADY VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON, THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. MORE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE LIKELY BE ISSUED TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ JH
000 WGUS63 KIND 100506 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 106 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-101000- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080610T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 106 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING * THUNDERSTORM SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL SERVE TO EXACERBATE THE ALREADY VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. MORE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE LIKELY BE ISSUED TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ JH
000 WGUS63 KIND 100811 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 411 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-101000- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080610T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 411 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL SERVE TO EXACERBATE THE ALREADY VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL IS LIGHTENING UP BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BEING ISSUED WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ LAJ
000 WGUS63 KIND 100938 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 538 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-101045- /O.EXP.KIND.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080610T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 538 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF INDIANA WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. $$ JOHNSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jun 8, 2:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 210 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 .DISCUSSION...HGTS XPCTD TO FALL ACRS THE AREA OVR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TROF CURRENTLY OVR THE ROCKIES MOVES EWD INTO THE GRTLKS/OH VLY BY TUES. ASSOCIATED CDFNT PROGGED TO PASS THRU MON NIGHT. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MAIN DETAILS. FCST FOCUS CENTERS ON POPS/HVY RAIN/SVR POTENTIAL WITH THIS NEXT FNT. FOR TONIGHT...PLAN ON KEEPING THINGS DRY TONIGHT...BUT WL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF OUTFLOWS FM TSTM COMPLEX TO THE N DROPPING INTO THE LOCAL AREA AT SOME PT...WHICH MAY PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR CONVECTION. IN THE LTR PDS...MODEL DATA SUGGEST FNT SHOULD BE CLOSE TO THE WRN BORDER COUNTIES BY 00Z TUES...ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOWS MAY PUSH THE EFFECTIVE BOUNDARY FARTHER SE. PLAN ON GOING WITH LIKELY POPS BY MID AFT MON OVR THE NW...AND CHC POPS ELSEWHERE. THERMODYNAMIC/SHEAR PROFILES OFF THE MODELS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELL DVLPMT OVR THE NW ZONES BY LT AFT/EVEN...ESPECIALLY IF RESIDUAL BOUNDARIES AE PRESENT...SO THREAT OF SVR AS WELL. FNT SETTLES THRU THE AREA MON NIGHT...SO WL KEEP LIKELY POPS GOING AT THAT TIME. 850MB FLOW...INITIALLY RATHER STG IN THE EVEN...XPCTD TO DROP OFF DURG THE NIGHT. PROGGED P-WAT VALUES ARND 1.75 INCHES SUGGEST HVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL. GIVEN WHAT IS CURRENTLY GOING ON ACRS THE LOCAL AREA...FEEL IT IS PRUDENT TO ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL AREAS FM 22Z/MON TIL 10Z/TUES. WL KEEP A LINGERING POP IN THE FCST INTO TUES AFT TIL UPPR TROF PASSES BY. LO LVL THICKNESSES SUGGEST THE NGM MOS HIGHS FOR MON ARE PROBABLY A FEW DEGS TOO COOL. WL BUMP THEM UP A BIT. REMAINDER OF TEMP GUIDANCE LOOK REASONABLE AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION... DISCUSSION FOR 12Z TAFS VFR CONDS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH 18Z MON. PRECIP ACTIVITY SHOULD STAY NW OF THE TAF SITES UNTIL 18Z MON. SOUTHERLY SFC WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. CIGS SHOULD STAY AOA 12KFT. LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A CAPPING INVERSION MAY INHIBIT MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION UNTIL AFTER 20Z MON. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072. && AVIATION...CO PUBLIC...JAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:49 AM EDT, 10 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 449 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051-052-055>057-060-065-072-090900- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-JOHNSON-SHELBY- RUSH-SULLIVAN-DECATUR-JENNINGS- 449 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG MANY OF THE RIVERS ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGICAL STATEMENT FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND MORE DETAILS REGARDING RIVER FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO CENTRAL INDIANA BY LATE MONDAY AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH A CHANCE CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. AT THIS POINT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ON MONDAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD WORSEN ONGOING FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. MANY CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ053-054-061>064-067>071-090900- OWEN-MORGAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- LAWRENCE-JACKSON- 449 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAJOR TO NEAR RECORD FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WHITE RIVER AND EAST FORK WHITE RIVER BASINS TODAY. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGICAL STATEMENT FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND MORE DETAILS REGARDING RIVER FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NEAR RECORD FLOODING ON THE WHITE RIVER AND EAST FORK WHITE RIVER BASINS WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE THIS COMING WEEK. HOWEVER RIVERS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN MANY LOCATIONS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO CENTRAL INDIANA BY LATE MONDAY AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH A CHANCE CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. AT THIS POINT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ON MONDAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD WORSEN ONGOING FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) JOHNSON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 8, 12:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1203 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0618 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SE CLINTON 39.60N 87.33W
06/06/2008 E0.00 MPH VIGO IN AMATEUR RADIO
70 TO 80 MPH VIGO PARKE COUNTY LINE NEAR ATHERTON.
0618 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SE CLINTON 39.60N 87.33W
06/06/2008 E0.00 MPH VIGO IN AMATEUR RADIO
70 TO 80 MPH VIGO PARKE COUNTY LINE NEAR ATHERTON.
0626 PM TSTM WND GST TERRE HAUTE 39.47N 87.38W
06/06/2008 M50.00 MPH VIGO IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LOCATED AT 8TH AND OAK
0635 PM TSTM WND GST 5 NW CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.10N 86.96W
06/06/2008 E80.00 MPH MONTGOMERY IN NWS EMPLOYEE
0648 PM HAIL FRANKFORT 40.28N 86.51W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH CLINTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
HALF MILE EAST OF COLFAX
0648 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.07N 86.94W
06/06/2008 MONTGOMERY IN NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN NEAR US36 AND 400W. NUMEROUS 10 TO 15 INCH TREE
LIMBS DOWN.
0653 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N GREENCASTLE 39.69N 86.84W
06/06/2008 PUTNAM IN EMERGENCY MNGR
4 HEALTHY TREES BROKEN OFF AT GROUND LEVEL LAYING ACROSS
ROAD
0654 PM HAIL NEW ROSS 39.96N 86.71W
06/06/2008 E0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0654 PM TSTM WND GST LIZTON 39.89N 86.54W
06/06/2008 E65.00 MPH HENDRICKS IN AMATEUR RADIO
AT 200 WEST AND JUST SOUTH OF 136
0657 PM TSTM WND DMG THORNTOWN 40.13N 86.61W
06/06/2008 BOONE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT
0658 PM TSTM WND GST CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.04N 86.90W
06/06/2008 M65.00 MPH MONTGOMERY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTH SIDE OF CRAWFORDSVILLE
0659 PM TSTM WND GST FRANKFORT 40.28N 86.51W
06/06/2008 E80.00 MPH CLINTON IN AMATEUR RADIO
AT SR39 AND 421
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W JAMESTOWN 39.93N 86.65W
06/06/2008 HENDRICKS IN AMATEUR RADIO
3 INCH LIMBS DOWN ON SR136
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG CRAWFORDSVILLE 40.04N 86.90W
06/06/2008 MONTGOMERY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PORTION OF ROOF ON THE ROAD AT US231 AND N136
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E THORNTOWN 40.13N 86.59W
06/06/2008 BOONE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SIX TREES AND SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN NEAR G43 AND SR47
0706 PM TSTM WND GST STILESVILLE 39.64N 86.63W
06/06/2008 E60.00 MPH HENDRICKS IN AMATEUR RADIO
0710 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.24W
06/06/2008 E50.00 MPH HAMILTON IN AMATEUR RADIO
0711 PM TSTM WND DMG KOKOMO 40.48N 86.13W
06/06/2008 HOWARD IN AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON CAR AT MARKLAND AND WEBSTER TRAPPING
OCCUPANTS
0713 PM TSTM WND GST SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 E80.00 MPH HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
AT US421 AND SR47
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
10 BUILDINGS DAMAGED...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...2 SEMI
TRUCKS BLOWN OVER
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
BARN DESTROYED. TIME IS ESTIMATED.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER AT SR421 AND SR47
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL BUILDINGS DAMAGED WITH INJURIES
0718 PM TSTM WND GST ELWOOD 40.28N 85.84W
06/06/2008 M53.00 MPH MADISON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0718 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 W INDIANAPOLIS 39.78N 86.28W
06/06/2008 MARION IN NWS EMPLOYEE
ON US36 FOUR INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH EST WIND GUSTS OF
60 MPH
0722 PM TSTM WND DMG TIPTON 40.28N 86.04W
06/06/2008 TIPTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF OF LARGE HEALTHY TREE SPLIT AND FALLEN
0722 PM TSTM WND DMG LEBANON 40.05N 86.47W
06/06/2008 BOONE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE INTO HOME
0734 PM TSTM WND GST 9 N ANDERSON 40.22N 85.69W
06/06/2008 E80.00 MPH MADISON IN AMATEUR RADIO
MANY TREES DOWN AT SR37 AND 900N BLOCKING SR37
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW MUNCIE 40.25N 85.46W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON SR69 AT MILE MARKER 46
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG GASTON 40.31N 85.50W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
2 SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN
0750 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GASTON 40.31N 85.50W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS IN AIR. OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG MUNCIE 40.20N 85.39W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER POLE AND TREE LIMBS DOWN BETWEEN 350W AND 400E
0757 PM TSTM WND GST 8 W SHELBURN 39.18N 87.55W
06/06/2008 E60.00 MPH SULLIVAN IN AMATEUR RADIO
IN FAIRBANKS ON SR63
0759 PM HAIL 8 W SHELBURN 39.18N 87.55W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH SULLIVAN IN AMATEUR RADIO
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 W JASONVILLE 39.16N 87.22W
06/06/2008 M0.80 INCH GREENE IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SHAKAMAK STATE PARK LARC REPORTED 0.80 IN 30 MINS...0.50
IN 15 MINS...RATE OF 1.60 INCHES PER HOUR
0852 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ELLETTSVILLE 39.23N 86.62W
06/06/2008 MONROE IN AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE HAM RADIO REPORTS OF THIS FEATURE BETWEEN 2050
AND 2054 EDT
0856 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 SW ELLETTSVILLE 39.22N 86.64W
06/06/2008 MONROE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 W FARMERSBURG 39.25N 87.40W
06/06/2008 M0.90 INCH SULLIVAN IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SHAKAMAK STATE PARK LARC REPORTED 0.90 INCHES IN 15
MIN...RATE OF 3.60 INCHES PER HOUR
0903 PM HAIL PARAGON 39.39N 86.56W
06/06/2008 E0.25 INCH MORGAN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0920 PM HAIL MARTINSVILLE 39.42N 86.42W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH MORGAN IN PUBLIC
0953 PM HAIL EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
06/06/2008 M1.00 INCH JOHNSON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
1000 PM HAIL EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
06/06/2008 M0.75 INCH JOHNSON IN AMATEUR RADIO
1055 PM HAIL LYONS 38.99N 87.08W
06/06/2008 M0.88 INCH GREENE IN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE EVENING OF JUNE 6TH.
NIELDLocal storm report, Jun 8, 12:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1205 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0422 AM FLOOD PARAGON 39.39N 86.56W
06/07/2008 MORGAN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOME ROADS FLOODED.
0422 AM FLOOD SPENCER 39.29N 86.77W
06/07/2008 OWEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING MUCH OF THE TOWN OF SPENCER
UNDER WATER. OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTY ALSO FLOODED.
0427 AM FLASH FLOOD SULLIVAN 39.10N 87.41W
06/07/2008 SULLIVAN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS CARS HELPED OUT OF HIGH WATER ON VARIOUS LOW
SPOTS ON THE ROADWAYS.
0427 AM FLASH FLOOD TERRE HAUTE 39.47N 87.38W
06/07/2008 VIGO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POLICE HAVING TO STOP MOTORISTS FROM GOING AROUND HIGH
WATER SIGNS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0427 AM FLASH FLOOD BRAZIL 39.52N 87.12W
06/07/2008 CLAY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POLICE CLOSING MANY ROADS WITH HIGH WATER.
0427 AM FLASH FLOOD WORTHINGTON 39.12N 86.98W
06/07/2008 GREENE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PART OF STATE ROAD 157 ALONG WITH OTHER COUNTY ROADS ARE
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0427 AM FLASH FLOOD STINESVILLE 39.30N 86.65W
06/07/2008 MONROE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
STATE ROAD 37 FLOODED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF MONROE
COUNTY. MANY ROADS CLOSED AND SOME HOMES BEING EVACUATED
AT STINESVILLE AND ELLETTSVILLE.
0511 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S PARAGON 39.35N 86.56W
06/07/2008 M6.09 INCH MORGAN IN CO-OP OBSERVER
6.09 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURE SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
0633 AM FLASH FLOOD MARTINSVILLE 39.42N 86.42W
06/07/2008 MORGAN IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT REPORTS MULTIPLE WATER
RESCUES FROM RISING STREAMS AND WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SPENCER 39.29N 86.77W
06/07/2008 M6.80 INCH OWEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE CENTER POINT 39.38N 87.03W
06/07/2008 M9.50 INCH CLAY IN CO-OP OBSERVER
OBSERVER MEASURED 9.50 INCHES OF RAIN AT BOWLING GREEN.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SPENCER 39.29N 86.77W
06/07/2008 M7.15 INCH OWEN IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 8 SW GREENCASTLE 39.56N 86.95W
06/07/2008 M4.57 INCH PUTNAM IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SW UNIVERSAL 39.58N 87.51W
06/07/2008 M6.45 INCH VIGO IN MESONET
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 S SPENCER 39.19N 86.77W
06/07/2008 M3.34 INCH OWEN IN MESONET
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 E SPENCER 39.29N 86.69W
06/07/2008 M7.73 INCH MONROE IN MESONET
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE MARTINSVILLE 39.44N 86.41W
06/07/2008 M6.10 INCH MORGAN IN MESONET
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E MARTINSVILLE 39.42N 86.40W
06/07/2008 M6.52 INCH MORGAN IN MESONET
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 SW SPENCER 39.22N 86.86W
06/07/2008 M5.60 INCH OWEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MARTINSVILLE 39.42N 86.42W
06/07/2008 M8.80 INCH MORGAN IN AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 15 NW MARTINSVILLE 39.58N 86.62W
06/07/2008 M4.20 INCH MORGAN IN AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN ELLETTSVILLE 39.23N 86.62W
06/07/2008 M3.75 INCH MONROE IN AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S ELLETTSVILLE 39.20N 86.62W
06/07/2008 M6.00 INCH MONROE IN AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE CENTER POINT 39.38N 87.03W
06/07/2008 M9.50 INCH CLAY IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E FRANKLIN 39.49N 86.02W
06/07/2008 M3.52 INCH JOHNSON IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 E SOUTHPORT 39.66N 85.99W
06/07/2008 M3.09 INCH MARION IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN TERRE HAUTE 39.47N 87.38W
06/07/2008 M4.59 INCH VIGO IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 WSW GOSPORT 39.33N 86.73W
06/07/2008 M9.18 INCH OWEN IN MESONET
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSW EDINBURGH 39.34N 85.97W
06/07/2008 M4.95 INCH JOHNSON IN MESONET
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 WNW BLOOMINGTON 39.21N 86.64W
06/07/2008 M3.28 INCH MONROE IN MESONET
0705 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 S MARTINSVILLE 39.41N 86.42W
06/07/2008 MORGAN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER RESCUES UNDERWAY NEAR S.R. 37 AND LIBERTY CHURCH
RD.
0745 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S PARAGON 39.35N 86.56W
06/07/2008 M8.67 INCH MORGAN IN MESONET
COCORAHS SPOTTER REPORTS 8.67 STORM TOTAL WITH RAIN
CONTINUING.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN TERRE HAUTE 39.47N 87.38W
06/07/2008 M6.61 INCH VIGO IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
REPORTED BY TERRE HAUTE ASOS.
0816 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E FRANKLIN 39.49N 86.02W
06/07/2008 M3.52 INCH JOHNSON IN NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS RETIREE REPORTS 3.52 INCHES OF RAIN.
0900 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 N MARTINSVILLE 39.45N 86.42W
06/07/2008 MORGAN IN BROADCAST MEDIA
MUDSLIDE REPORTED ON BLUE BLUFF ROAD NORTH OF
MARTINSVILLE. AT LEAST ONE HOME DAMAGED.
0930 AM FLASH FLOOD FRANKLIN 39.49N 86.06W
06/07/2008 JOHNSON IN BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODING AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT LEAST 2 BRIDGES HAVE
FAILED ON COUNTY ROADS.
0940 AM FLASH FLOOD COLUMBUS 39.21N 85.91W
06/07/2008 BARTHOLOMEW IN TRAINED SPOTTER
FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING. SPOTTER REPORTS FLOODING IN
AREAS THAT RARELY FLOOD.
1036 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 SE DANVILLE 39.72N 86.47W
06/07/2008 HENDRICKS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER WAS OVER CARTERSBURG ROAD.
1036 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW BRAZIL 39.50N 87.19W
06/07/2008 CLAY IN BROADCAST MEDIA
INTERSTATE 70 CLOSED BY FLOOD WATERS.
1045 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNW BRAZIL 39.54N 87.13W
06/07/2008 CLAY IN MESONET
COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTS FLASH FLOODING, WITH BOATS
BEING USED IN THE STREETS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BRAZIL.
OBSERVER HAS MEASURED 7.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 15
HOURS.
1100 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E FRANKLIN 39.49N 86.02W
06/07/2008 M5.77 INCH JOHNSON IN NWS EMPLOYEE
2.25 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. STORM TOTAL
SINCE RAIN BEGAN OF 5.77 INCHES. REPORTED BY NWS RETIREE.
1100 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 W PLAINFIELD 39.70N 86.46W
06/07/2008 U4.00 INCH HENDRICKS IN PUBLIC
1105 AM HEAVY RAIN SPENCER 39.29N 86.77W
06/07/2008 M9.80 INCH OWEN IN CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 9.80 INCHES.
1120 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S PARAGON 39.35N 86.56W
06/07/2008 M9.85 INCH MORGAN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL OF 9.85 INCHES REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
1130 AM HEAVY RAIN EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
06/07/2008 M9.30 INCH JOHNSON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
STORM TOTAL OF 9.30 INCHES REPORTED BY EDINBURGH FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
1150 AM FLASH FLOOD PARAGON 39.39N 86.56W
06/07/2008 MORGAN IN BROADCAST MEDIA
HOMES EVACUATED IN PARAGON.
1211 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 N NASHVILLE 39.31N 86.24W
06/07/2008 BROWN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED EVACUATIONS ONGOING DUE TO
SEVERAL SMALL DAM FAILURES AND ONE IMMINENT FAILURE NEAR
NINEVAH ROAD.
1225 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 W SOUTHPORT 39.66N 86.17W
06/07/2008 MARION IN OTHER FEDERAL
LITTLE BUCK CREEK ON STATE ROAD 37 HAS REACHED 15 FEET.
WATER MAY BE APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY.
1226 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SSE FRANKLIN 39.44N 86.03W
06/07/2008 JOHNSON IN OTHER FEDERAL
YOUNGS CREEK AT AMITY IS APPROACHING 15 FEET. WATER MAY
BE OVER STATE ROAD 252 IN THAT AREA. THIS MAY BE A RECORD
FLOOD.
0115 PM HEAVY RAIN EDINBURGH 39.35N 85.97W
06/07/2008 M10.94 INCH JOHNSON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
EDINBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS 10.94 INCHES STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL.
0136 PM HEAVY RAIN MOORESVILLE 39.62N 86.37W
06/07/2008 M6.37 INCH MORGAN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
0200 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 E FRANKLIN 39.49N 86.02W
06/07/2008 M7.29 INCH JOHNSON IN CO-OP OBSERVER
NWS RETIREE REPORTS 7.29 INCHES STORM TOTAL...WITH 1.52
INCHES SINCE 11 AM EDT.
0257 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SE BROWNSBURG 39.82N 86.37W
06/07/2008 M3.03 INCH HENDRICKS IN MESONET
0430 PM FLASH FLOOD GREENCASTLE 39.64N 86.84W
06/07/2008 PUTNAM IN COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL ROADS/BRIDGES AND CULVERTS WASHED OUT DUE TO
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. MAINLY IN SOUTHERN HALF OF
COUNTY
1032 PM FLOOD COLUMBUS 39.21N 85.91W
06/07/2008 BARTHOLOMEW IN EMERGENCY MNGR
STATE ROADS 46 AND 11 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. HOSPITAL
EVACUATED. MANY CITY STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING OF
HAW CREEK.
&&
SUMMARY OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD REPORTS FOR JUNE 7TH. REMEMBER THAT
MANY EARLY REPORTS ARE ONGOING STORM TOTALS AND MAY OR MAY NOT
REPRESENT FINAL RAINFALL TOTALS FOR ANY ONE AREA.
NIELDSpecial weather statement, Jun 8, 1:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 155 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 INZ045-051>057-060>065-067>072-090400- BARTHOLOMEW-BROWN-CLAY-DAVIESS-DECATUR-GREENE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- JOHNSON-KNOX-LAWRENCE-MARTIN-MONROE-MORGAN-OWEN-PUTNAM-RUSH-SHELBY- SULLIVAN-VIGO- 155 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL INDIANA... LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. UNUSUALLY DANGEROUS FLOODING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AT LEAST THROUGH TODAY. MANY COUNTY ROADS WILL REMAIN INUNDATED TODAY AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL FLOOD EVENT...THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MAJOR TO RECORD FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN MANY AREAS. IN SOME AREAS...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY BEFORE WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RECEDE. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA PRONE TO FLOODING MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. NIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 42 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 4 more | 42 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Jennings and 4 more | 24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.