Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2010
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2010, 8:21 AM EDT for 7 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 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
- May 12, 2010, 8:21 AM EDT (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2010, 11:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clay County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Martin County, IN, Owen County, IN, Sullivan County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 8:29 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Monroe City, IN | HEAVY RAIN CAUSING FLOODING ON STATE ROAD 61 SOUTH OF MONROE CITY. |
| May 12, 8:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Switz City, IN | 10 INCHES OF WATER ON STATE ROAD 67 BETWEEN SWITZ CITY AND LYONS. TIME IS APPROXIMATE. |
| May 12, 8:38 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Wnw Bicknell, IN | WATER RUNNING ACROSS STREET NEAR SMALL STREAM JUST WEST OF ALEXANDER ST. OTHER STREETS IN BICKNELL REPORTED FLOODED BY CITY STREET DEPARTMENT. |
| May 12, 8:40 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.6 | E Newberry, IN | MINOR FLOODING ALSO. |
| May 12, 9:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Odon, IN | WATER OVER STATE ROAD 58 BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 700 E AND 800 E. |
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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 629 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
055
WGUS53 KIND 121221
FFWIND
INC021-027-055-083-101-119-153-121530-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0002.100512T1221Z-100512T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
821 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
SOUTHERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
* AT 819 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF ONE INCH HAVE BEEN DETECTED AND
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
VINCENNES...BLOOMFIELD...LINTON...SHOALS...SULLIVAN AND WASHINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&
LAT...LON 3848 8772 3850 8766 3854 8768 3865 8761
3875 8749 3889 8755 3896 8754 3918 8761
3921 8759 3921 8670 3852 8670 3852 8684
3849 8695 3855 8720 3853 8744 3843 8774
$$
DRT2 follow-up statements
050
WGUS73 KIND 121403
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1003 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010
INC021-027-055-083-101-119-153-121530-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100512T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-DAVIESS-GREENE-KNOX-MARTIN-OWEN-SULLIVAN-
1003 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DAVIESS...MARTIN...
KNOX...GREENE...SULLIVAN...SOUTHERN OWEN AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY
COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EDT...
AT 1000 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL APPROACHING THE WARNED AREA.
KNOX COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE
BICKNELL AREA AROUND 830 AM EDT.
RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...VINCENNES...BLOOMFIELD ...LINTON
SHOALS...SULLIVAN AND WASHINGTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE WITH THE NEXT
ROUND OF STORMS MOVING THROUGH BETWEEN 1030 AM EDT AND 1130 AM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
&&
LAT...LON 3848 8772 3850 8766 3854 8768 3865 8761
3875 8749 3889 8755 3896 8754 3918 8761
3921 8759 3921 8670 3852 8670 3852 8684
3849 8695 3855 8720 3853 8744 3843 8774
$$
DRT363
WGUS73 KIND 121527
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1127 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010
INC021-027-055-083-101-119-153-121542-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100512T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-DAVIESS-GREENE-KNOX-MARTIN-OWEN-SULLIVAN-
1127 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR DAVIESS...MARTIN...
KNOX...GREENE...SULLIVAN...SOUTHERN OWEN AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY
COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1130 AM EDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA.
HOWEVER...A FEW LOCALIZED AREAS OF HIGH WATER MAY PERSIST THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED
OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING
HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3848 8772 3850 8766 3854 8768 3865 8761
3875 8749 3889 8755 3896 8754 3918 8761
3921 8759 3921 8670 3852 8670 3852 8684
3849 8695 3855 8720 3853 8744 3843 8774
$$
MRD/DTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 7:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| May 12, 9:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 37 min |
| May 12, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 30 min |
| May 12, 9:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Monroe | 3 hr |
| May 12, 2:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 4 days |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010
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.