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River Flood Warning 163, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 8, 2008Jackson County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 8, 2008, 11:12 AM EDT for Jackson County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Indiana. It took effect at May 10, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2008, 11:12 AM EDT (15:12 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 9, 2008, 11:49 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:11 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 river

Written for the forecast point East Fork White River near Seymour (SERI3).

Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03365500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at May 8, 7:05 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 7:05 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 5:49 AM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
549 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

INZ021-028>031-035>038-040>042-045-046-048-049-055>057-062>065-
072-091000-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-HANCOCK-
HENRY-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-
JENNINGS-
549 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...FROM SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AS WELL AS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
AT THIS TIME...SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ039-043-044-047-051>054-091000-
HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-MARION-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
549 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

LOWLAND RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG PORTIONS OF
THE WHITE...WABASH...AND EEL RIVERS BY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...FROM SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AS WELL AS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
AT THIS TIME...SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

LOWLAND RIVER FLOODING IS TO CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
WHITE...WABASH...AND EEL RIVERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ060-061-067>069-091000-
SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
549 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

LOWLAND RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG PORTIONS OF
THE WHITE...WABASH...AND EEL RIVERS BY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...FROM SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AS WELL AS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

LOWLAND RIVER FLOODING IS TO CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
WHITE...WABASH...AND EEL RIVERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR FUTURE WEATHER STATEMENTS REGARDING THE
SEVERE THREAT THIS WEEKEND.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ070-071-091000-
LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
549 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...FROM SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AS WELL AS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR FUTURE WEATHER STATEMENTS REGARDING THE
SEVERE THREAT THIS WEEKEND.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Owen15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox17 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox17 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike5 days
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene15 hr
May 8, 11:12 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike16 days
May 8, 11:12 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox17 days
May 8, 6:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDSullivan115 min
May 8, 7:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDGreene47 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2008Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.