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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2011, 9:26 AM EDT for Hamilton County, Hancock County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 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
- Jun 20, 2011, 9:26 AM EDT (13:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 3:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Marion County, IN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 9:32 AM EDT | FLOOD | Fishers, IN | 106TH ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN HAGUE RD AND ALLISONVILLE. |
| Jun 20, 9:44 AM EDT | FLOOD | Indianapolis, IN | SIX OR MORE INCHES OVER FRANKLIN RD BETWEEN WYSON AND ROY RD. |
| Jun 20, 10:05 AM EDT | FLOOD | Indianapolis, IN | WATER UP TO 6 FEET DEEP ACROSS EAST AND SOUTHEAST MARION COUNTY. |
| Jun 20, 10:20 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3 | Carmel, IN | 3.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL THIS MORNING. MEASURED AT MAIN ST. AND HAZEL DELL ON THE EAST SIDE OF CARMEL. |
| Jun 20, 10:21 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | Mccordsville, IN | 3.50 INCHES HAS FALLEN SINCE 6 AM...96TH AND OLIO. |
| Jun 20, 10:58 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.26 | 2 S Castleton, IN | 4.26 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 6 AM. MANY ROADS ACROSS NORTHEAST MARION COUNTY FLOODED INCLUDING JOHNSON RD AND THE INTERSECTION OF KESSLER AND BINFORD NEAR 59TH ST. |
| Jun 20, 11:33 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.03 | Beech Grove, IN | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR. |
| Jun 20, 12:38 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.58 | 8 Nnw Indianapolis, IN | STORM TOTAL. |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -222 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
858
WGUS53 KIND 201326
FFWIND
INC057-059-097-201930-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0031.110620T1326Z-110620T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
926 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
WESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT MONDAY
* AT 924 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE
SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS MORNING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...BEECH GROVE...CARMEL...FISHERS...LAWRENCE AND
SPEEDWAY.
THE WATERWAY...PLEASANT RUN...AT ARLINGTON AVENUE...IS RISING AT AN
EXTREMELY RAPID RATE AND APPROACHING MAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3999 8586 3998 8586 3995 8587 3994 8584
3974 8580 3968 8627 3992 8629 3993 8624
4004 8624 4006 8586
$$
DRT3 follow-up statements
235
WGUS73 KIND 201510
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1110 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
INC057-059-097-201930-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110620T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAMILTON-HANCOCK-MARION-
1110 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON...
WESTERN HANCOCK AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 1107 AM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH 4.26 INCHES RAINFALL
REPORTED IN CASTLETON.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...BEECH GROVE...CARMEL...FISHERS...LAWRENCE AND
SPEEDWAY.
SOME PARTS OF EASTERN MARION COUNTY REPORTED WAIST DEEP WATER.
CARMEL RECEIVED 2.65 INCHES OF RAIN WHILE MCCORDSVILLE HAD 3.5
INCHES OF RAIN. SHELBY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALSO REPORTED
FLOODING ACROSS MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3999 8586 3998 8586 3995 8587 3994 8584
3974 8580 3968 8627 3992 8629 3993 8624
4004 8624 4006 8586
$$
DRT808
WGUS73 KIND 201659
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1259 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
INC057-059-097-201930-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110620T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAMILTON-HANCOCK-MARION-
1259 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON...
WESTERN HANCOCK AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 1257 PM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS
OCCURRING IN MARION...HAMILTON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH RAIN
HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING...FLOOD WATERS FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO RUN OFF.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...BEECH GROVE...CARMEL...FISHERS...LAWRENCE AND
SPEEDWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 ALSO 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.
KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF FLOOD WATERS.
&&
LAT...LON 3999 8586 3998 8586 3995 8587 3994 8584
3974 8580 3968 8627 3992 8629 3993 8624
4004 8624 4006 8586
$$
PUMA642
WGUS73 KIND 201905
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
305 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
INC057-059-097-201917-
/O.CAN.KIND.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110620T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAMILTON-HANCOCK-MARION-
305 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
HAMILTON...WESTERN HANCOCK AND MARION COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED BY
AN AREA WIDE FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT TUESDAY...
STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA REMAIN IN FLOOD. SOME STREAMS
WILL SLOWLY RECEDE WHILE OTHERS CONTINUE TO RISE.
EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE DRIVING. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH
FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 3999 8586 3998 8586 3995 8587 3994 8584
3974 8580 3968 8627 3992 8629 3993 8624
4004 8624 4006 8586
$$
DRTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 2:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 2:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Morgan | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 3:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Jun 20, 3:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 3:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 5:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 5:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 5:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 6:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 6:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 6:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion, Tipton | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 6:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 7:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 7:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 7:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton, Hancock | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 7:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 8:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Decatur, Rush | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 8:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 9:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 10:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 11:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Decatur, Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 48 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 4 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 25 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 25 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 71 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Morgan, Owen | 71 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 4 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 5 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 6 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 7 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 11 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 12 days |
| Jun 20, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 6 days |
| Jun 20, 11:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 24 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Decatur, Hamilton, Hancock, Johnson and 3 more | 24 hr |
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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.