Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2010
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2010, 9:56 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Aug 11, 2010, 9:56 AM EDT (13:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2010, 12:39 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Blackford County, IN, Grant County, IN, Jay County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 11:39 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.7 | Portland, IN | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 2143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
549
WGUS53 KIWX 111356
FFWIWX
INC009-053-075-179-111945-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0021.100811T1356Z-100811T1945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
956 AM EDT WED AUG 11 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
JAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHERN WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 949 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES HAVE FALLEN FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE WARNED AREA...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN THREE INCHES.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH 11 AM EDT.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...PORTLAND...ROLL...MONTPELIER...FIAT...BRYANT...
BALBEC...NOTTINGHAM...HOME CORNER...LANDESS...LAKEWOOD...HANFIELD...
ARCANA...VAN BUREN...MCNATTS...PETROLEUM...MOUNT ZION...KEYSTONE AND
DILLMAN
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4031 8521 4039 8521 4045 8571 4058 8565
4067 8546 4068 8533 4059 8508 4052 8479
4037 8480
$$2 follow-up statements
377
WGUS73 KIWX 111517
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1117 AM EDT WED AUG 11 2010
INC009-053-075-179-111945-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100811T1945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WELLS IN-GRANT IN-JAY IN-BLACKFORD IN-
1117 AM EDT WED AUG 11 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
BLACKFORD...JAY...EASTERN GRANT AND SOUTHERN WELLS COUNTIES...
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...PORTLAND...ROLL...MONTPELIER...FIAT...BRYANT...
BALBEC...NOTTINGHAM...HOME CORNER...LANDESS...LAKEWOOD...
HANFIELD...ARCANA...VAN BUREN...MCNATTS...PETROLEUM...MOUNT
ZION...KEYSTONE AND DILLMAN.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO FOUR INCHES. HEAVY
RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST
FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN JAY COUNTY...WHERE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON EDT. RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH NOON EDT BEFORE ENDING EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4031 8521 4039 8521 4045 8571 4058 8565
4067 8546 4068 8533 4059 8508 4052 8479
4037 8480
$$162
WGUS73 KIWX 111639
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1239 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2010
INC009-053-075-179-111648-
/O.CAN.KIWX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100811T1945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WELLS IN-GRANT IN-JAY IN-BLACKFORD IN-
1239 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2010
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BLACKFORD...JAY...
EASTERN GRANT AND SOUTHERN WELLS COUNTIES...
WHILE PONDING OF WATER ON SOME STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY
PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE
WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4031 8521 4039 8521 4045 8571 4058 8565
4067 8546 4068 8533 4059 8508 4052 8479
4037 8480
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:01 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Fulton and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 28 min |
| Aug 11, 7:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 29 min |
| Aug 11, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 42 min |
| Aug 11, 8:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 8:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Jay, Wells | 92 min |
| Aug 11, 9:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Miami | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 9:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Wabash | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 34 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.