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River Flood Warning 103, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 13, 2010Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana; Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Jun 13, 2010, 11:48 AM EDT for Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana; Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois. It was in force for 22 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2010, 11:48 AM EDT (15:48 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2010, 3:00 AM EDT
In force
22 days
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Crawford County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Knox County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:47 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 Wabash River near Hutsonville (HUTI2).

Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
24 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03341910, 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 Jun 13, 11:25 AM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 11:25 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 4:36 AM EDT, 7 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
436 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2010

INZ021-030-031-036>042-045>049-052>057-062>065-070>072-140845-
CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-
DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-OWEN-
MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-
LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
436 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.  BUT...THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PERIOD.
AGAIN...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

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

INZ028-029-035-043-044-051-140845-
WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-
436 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WABASH
RIVER. SEE THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.  BUT...THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PERIOD.
AGAIN...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER UNTIL AT
LEAST SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS COULD PROLONG OR EXACERBATE THE HIGH WATER
SITUATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

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

INZ060-067-140845-
SULLIVAN-KNOX-
436 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WABASH
RIVER. SEE THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.  BUT...THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

HEAT INDICES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 100 DEGREES AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 90S.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PERIOD.
AGAIN...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER UNTIL AT
LEAST SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS COULD PROLONG OR EXACERBATE THE HIGH WATER
SITUATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

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

INZ061-068-069-140845-
GREENE-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
436 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.  BUT...THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

HEAT INDICES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 100 DEGREES ONCE AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 90S.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PERIOD.
AGAIN...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 10:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:37 AM EDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby30 min
Jun 12, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan60 min
Jun 12, 8:24 PM EDTTornado WarningINDJohnson, Morgan21 min
Jun 12, 8:30 PM EDTTornado WarningINDJohnson, Morgan35 min
Jun 12, 9:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby44 min
Jun 12, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Shelby40 min
Jun 12, 9:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDJohnson3 hr
Jun 12, 9:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings41 min
Jun 12, 9:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Henry, Jennings, Rush51 min
Jun 12, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings16 min
Jun 12, 10:20 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDecatur, Jennings, Rush4 hr
Jun 13, 1:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby20 hr
Jun 13, 7:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo18 days
Jun 13, 11:48 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo18 days
Jun 13, 11:48 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan22 days
Jun 13, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Vigo62 min
Jun 13, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Tippecanoe, Warren50 min
Jun 13, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery, Putnam43 min
Jun 13, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen, Putnam25 min
Jun 13, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton49 min
Jun 13, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks40 min
Jun 13, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Marion45 min
Jun 13, 7:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDClay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo3 hr
Jun 13, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Madison38 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2010River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2010Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.