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Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 2, 2011Fountain County, Tippecanoe County, Warren County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2011, 10:14 PM EDT for Fountain County, Tippecanoe County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 4 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: Jul 2, 2011, 10:14 PM EDT (02:14 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2011, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Fountain County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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, 10:45 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	4 E Attica, IN	PORTIONS OF BETHEL RD. WASHED OUT EAST OF ATTICA.
Jul 2, 10:45 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	6 Ne Williamsport, IN	SEVERAL CULVERTS WASHED OUT ON COUNTY ROADS.

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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

268 
WGUS53 KIND 030214
FFWIND
INC045-157-171-030630-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0036.110703T0214Z-110703T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1014 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT

* AT 1012 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATION INDICATES THAT UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES   
  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST TWO HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2     
  INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAFAYETTE AND WEST LAFAYETTE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 170 AND 176.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND... DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 4049 8694 4046 8670 4041 8670 4036 8691
      4026 8707 4028 8722 4030 8725 4038 8722
      4045 8709 4056 8706 4056 8696

$$

NIELD

1 follow-up statement

047 
WGUS73 KIND 030339
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1139 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011

INC045-157-171-030630-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110703T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOUNTAIN-TIPPECANOE-WARREN-
1139 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN...
NORTHERN TIPPECANOE AND EAST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM
EDT...

AT 1136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER THREE TO FOUR INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE 830 PM FROM NEAR COVINGTON TO NEAR LAFAYETTE.
HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED AND LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED. 

HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE AND WEST LAFAYETTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4049 8694 4046 8670 4041 8670 4036 8691
      4026 8707 4028 8722 4030 8725 4038 8722
      4045 8709 4056 8706 4056 8696

$$
JH

The 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, 9:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe	5 hr
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, 10:19 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.