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River Flood Warning 82, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 12, 2010Jackson County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 12, 2010, 2:38 PM EDT for Jackson County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Indiana. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 12, 2010, 2:38 PM EDT (18:38 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2010, 9:38 PM EDT
In force: 4 days
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 18:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Muscatatuck River at Wheeler Hollow (WHLI3).

Action stage: 14.5 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 22.5 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 12, 12:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 12:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 4:45 AM EDT, 9 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
445 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010

INZ035>037-043>048-051>057-060>065-067>072-130845-
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-
MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-
GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
445 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY AND
INTO TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT EITHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

CENTRAL INDIANA IS UNDER A SLIGHT RISK ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW. THE
MAIN THREATS CONTINUE TO BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SEVERE STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW
NIGHT.

SEVERE STORM SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR FUTURE WEATHER
STATEMENTS REGARDING THE SEVERE.

&&

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

INZ021-028>031-038>042-049-130845-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-
DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
445 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

CENTRAL INDIANA IS UNDER A SLIGHT RISK ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW. THE
MAIN THREATS CONTINUE TO BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SEVERE STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW
NIGHT.

SEVERE STORM SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR FUTURE WEATHER
STATEMENTS REGARDING THE SEVERE THREAT.

&&

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

TDUD

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 12, 10:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 11:13 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 11:23 AM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 11:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 11:33 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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The 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, 8:21 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen and 1 more	3 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

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2010 Every 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.