Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2011, 9:37 PM EDT for Carroll County, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 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
- Jul 2, 2011, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2011, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 10:35 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Ne Lafayette, IN | SEVERAL CULVERTS ALONG 800N WASHED OUT BY 5.5 INCHES RAINFALL. |
| Jul 2, 10:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Delphi, IN | SEVERAL CULVERTS WASHED OUT ON COUNTY ROADS BETWEEN DELPHI AND THE TIPPECANOE RIVER DUE TO OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN. |
| Jul 2, 11:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | 7 Ne Lafayette, IN | WATER OVER PARTS OF STATE ROADS 43 AND 25 |
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 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 5007 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1004 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
660
WGUS53 KIND 030137
FFWIND
INC015-157-030630-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0035.110703T0137Z-110703T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
937 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 230 AM EDT
* AT 936 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DELPHI.
RADAR HAS INDICATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 800 PM OVER PORTIONS
OF WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4059 8657 4044 8651 4048 8694 4056 8696
4057 8678 4066 8678 4067 8676 4073 8676
4074 8676 4074 8675 4074 8666
$$
JH1 follow-up statement
586
WGUS73 KIND 030242
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1042 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011
INC015-157-030630-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110703T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-
1042 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CARROLL AND
NORTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM EDT...
AT 1039 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
ESTIMATION INDICATES THAT UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF TIPPECANOE COUNTY INTO SOUTHWEST CARROLL COUNTY
IN THE LAST THREE HOURS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...DELPHI AND BATTLE GROUND.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 NORTH OF LAFAYETTE...AND STATE ROADS
43...25...AND 2 25 NEAR BATTLE GROUND...AND U S HIGHWAY 4 21 NEAR
DELPHI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4059 8657 4044 8651 4048 8694 4056 8696
4057 8678 4066 8678 4067 8676 4073 8676
4074 8676 4074 8675 4074 8666
$$
NIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Warren | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Warren | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 10:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 11:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 55 min |
| Jul 3, 8:52 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 8:52 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 26 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 24 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 36 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 36 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 44 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 36 hr |
| Jul 3, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess | 61 min |
| Jul 3, 11:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.