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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2011, 4:43 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2011, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Vermillion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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 nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.
724
WGUS53 KIND 252043
FFWIND
INC045-107-121-157-165-260230-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0025.110525T2043Z-110526T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
443 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 441 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SUGGEST 1 TO 1.5 INCHES
OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE 345 PM.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NEWPORT AND VEEDERSBURG.
LAT...LON 3995 8754 3998 8752 4020 8715 4026 8687
4021 8669 4018 8669 3961 8752 3961 8754
3988 8754
$$
HOMANN/TUCEK3 follow-up statements
399
WGUS73 KIND 252235
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
635 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC045-107-121-157-165-260230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-TIPPECANOE-VERMILLION-
635 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN PARKE...SOUTHERN TIPPECANOE AND
VERMILLION COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...
AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ENTERING THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE 4 PM. THIS AREA CONTAINS
STANDING WATER AND SATURATED SOILS WHICH WILL ALLOW FLASH FLOODING
TO BE POSSIBLE WITH MINIMAL ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD ALLOW FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE
NEWPORT AND VEEDERSBURG.
LAT...LON 3995 8754 3998 8752 4020 8715 4026 8687
4021 8669 4018 8669 3961 8752 3961 8754
3988 8754
$$
HOMANN/TUCEK975
WGUS73 KIND 260124
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
924 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC045-107-121-157-165-260230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-TIPPECANOE-VERMILLION-
924 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FOUNTAIN...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN PARKE...SOUTHERN TIPPECANOE AND
VERMILLION COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...
AT 924 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...NEWPORT AND VEEDERSBURG.
LAT...LON 3995 8754 3998 8752 4020 8715 4026 8687
4021 8669 4018 8669 3961 8752 3961 8754
3988 8754
$$
HOMANN/TUCEK104
WGUS73 KIND 260222
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1022 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC045-107-121-157-165-260236-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-TIPPECANOE-VERMILLION-
1022 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
FOUNTAIN...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN PARKE...SOUTHERN
TIPPECANOE AND VERMILLION COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1030
PM EDT...
THE MAJORITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE HALF OF AN
INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THEREFORE...A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM.
LAT...LON 3995 8754 3998 8752 4020 8715 4026 8687
4021 8669 4018 8669 3961 8752 3961 8754
3988 8754
$$
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, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe | 6 hr |
| 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, 4:48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.