Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2011, 3:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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 25, 2011, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Howard County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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 25, 3:57 PM EDT | FLOOD | 3 E Rossville, IN | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING OVER ROADWAY SOUTH OF 75 AND 26. ALSO WATER RUNNING OVER ROADWAYS NEAR 800 N AND 75. |
| May 25, 6:30 PM EDT | FLOOD | 2 W Rossville, IN | WATER OVER CR 800 N 2 MILES W OF ROSSVILLE. |
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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1832 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 10.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
650
WGUS53 KIND 251945
FFWIND
INC015-023-067-157-260130-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0024.110525T1945Z-110526T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
345 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
WESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 343 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR
ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT.
AT 337 PM...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WATER WAS RUNNING OVER
ROADWAYS 3 MILES EAST OF ROSSVILLE.
LAT...LON 4073 8652 4070 8652 4070 8638 4069 8636
4057 8637 4057 8622 4029 8636 4020 8652
4020 8669 4022 8670 4021 8688 4074 8655
$$
HOMANN/TUCEK2 follow-up statements
583
WGUS73 KIND 252106
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
506 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC015-023-067-157-260130-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110526T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPPECANOE-
506 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLINTON...CARROLL...
WESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM
EDT...
AT 503 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO
MOVE CROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE UP TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA IN THE LAST
SEVERAL HOURS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT.
LAT...LON 4073 8652 4070 8652 4070 8638 4069 8636
4057 8637 4057 8622 4029 8636 4020 8652
4020 8669 4022 8670 4021 8688 4074 8655
$$
HOMANN/TUCEK028
WGUS73 KIND 260122
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
922 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC015-023-067-157-260136-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110526T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPPECANOE-
922 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CLINTON...
CARROLL...WESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...
RUNOFF FROM HEAVIER RAINS EARLIER TODAY HAS SUBSIDED.
HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE AREA BY 1000
PM WHICH MAY CAUSE MORE WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING. THEREFORE...A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM.
LAT...LON 4073 8652 4070 8652 4070 8638 4069 8636
4057 8637 4057 8622 4029 8636 4020 8652
4020 8669 4022 8670 4021 8688 4074 8655
$$
HOMANN/TUCEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 40 min |
| May 24, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 50 min |
| May 24, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 43 min |
| May 24, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 30 min |
| May 25, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tipton | 44 min |
| May 25, 9:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Howard, Tipton | 31 min |
| May 25, 9:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 45 min |
| May 25, 10:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 52 min |
| May 25, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 35 hr |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 15 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 16 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 13 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 19 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 35 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 35 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 17 days |
| May 25, 12:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 12 days |
| May 25, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard | 26 min |
| May 25, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 15 min |
| May 25, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 39 min |
| May 25, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 52 min |
| May 25, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 54 min |
| May 25, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 48 min |
| May 25, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 45 min |
| May 25, 2:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 15 min |
| May 25, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe | 66 min |
| May 25, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Sullivan | 48 min |
| May 25, 2:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 33 min |
| May 25, 2:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 31 min |
| May 25, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 40 min |
| May 25, 2:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard | 23 min |
| May 25, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 47 min |
| May 25, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard | 16 min |
| May 25, 3:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 28 min |
| May 25, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 35 min |
| May 25, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 46 min |
| May 25, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 3 hr |
| May 25, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen | 49 min |
| May 25, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 43 min |
| May 25, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence and 3 more | 56 min |
| May 25, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 9 hr |
| May 25, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 49 min |
| May 25, 4:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion | 6 hr |
| May 25, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 42 min |
| May 25, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 20 min |
| May 25, 5:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 19 min |
| May 25, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 44 min |
| May 25, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 44 min |
| May 25, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 41 min |
| May 25, 6:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 42 min |
| May 25, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 41 min |
| May 25, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 25 min |
| May 25, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 52 min |
| May 25, 6:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 50 min |
| May 25, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 33 min |
| May 25, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 46 min |
| May 25, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 48 min |
| May 25, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam | 31 min |
| May 25, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 39 min |
| May 25, 7:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 38 min |
| May 25, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 49 min |
| May 25, 7:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 29 min |
| May 25, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 30 min |
| May 25, 7:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 43 min |
| May 25, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 32 min |
| May 25, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 30 min |
| May 25, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush | 40 min |
| May 25, 7:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Lawrence | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby | 48 min |
| May 25, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Tipton | 27 min |
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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.