Alert archive / Indiana / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flood watch at Apr 21, 2011, 3:52 AM EDT for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 22, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2011, 3:52 AM EDT (07:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 1:27 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Flood severity
- None
All 39 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 WGUS63 KIND 210752 FFAIND URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 352 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT AND RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER NEAR CENTRAL INDIANA ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TAKES SHAPE. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS INDIANA. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL RESULT IN RAIN AND A WET FEW DAYS. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-211600- /O.NEW.KIND.FA.A.0003.110422T0600Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 352 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY... CLINTON...DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE... HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON... JENNINGS...JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION... MARTIN...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE... PUTNAM...RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE... TIPTON...VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ PUMA
10 follow-up statements
193 WGUS63 KIND 211351 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 951 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT AND RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER NEAR CENTRAL INDIANA ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TAKES SHAPE. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS INDIANA. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL RESULT IN RAIN AND A WET FEW DAYS. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-212200- /O.CON.KIND.FA.A.0003.110422T0600Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 951 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SMF
345 WGUS63 KIND 212321 FFAIND URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 721 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD CENTRAL INDIANA LATE TONIGHT AND RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER NEAR CENTRAL INDIANA ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TAKES SHAPE. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS INDIANA. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL RESULT IN RAIN AND A WET FEW DAYS. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-220730- /O.EXT.KIND.FA.A.0003.110422T1000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 721 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ JH
022 WGUS63 KIND 220840 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 440 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY...AND A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL SYSTEMS ALONG WITH A MOIST AND INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER SATURDAY MORNING WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH MORE THAN THREE INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-221645- /O.CON.KIND.FA.A.0003.110422T1000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 440 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KOCH
412 WGUS63 KIND 221534 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1134 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL SYSTEMS ALONG WITH A MOIST AND INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER SATURDAY MORNING WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH MORE THAN THREE INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN OR EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-222345- /O.CON.KIND.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1134 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ RYAN
157 WGUS63 KIND 221931 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 331 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS EVENING...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL SYSTEMS ALONG WITH A MOIST AND INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER SATURDAY MORNING WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA ON SATURDAY. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN OR EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-230415- /O.CON.KIND.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 331 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
525 WGUS63 KIND 230150 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 950 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS EVENING... THEN A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL SYSTEMS ALONG WITH A MOIST AND INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ANY OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER SATURDAY MORNING WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA ON SATURDAY. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN OR EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-231000- /O.CON.KIND.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 950 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ JH
055 WGUS63 KIND 230626 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 226 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER EARLY TODAY WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN OR EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-231430- /O.CON.KIND.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 226 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SMF
065 WGUS63 KIND 231052 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 652 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER EARLY TODAY WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN OR EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-231900- /O.CON.KIND.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 652 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL TOTAL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
108 WGUS63 KIND 231443 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1043 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN OR EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOODING. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-232200- /O.CON.KIND.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1043 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING * UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
189 WGUS63 KIND 231727 FFAIND URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 127 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ..A NEARLY STALLED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE OHIO RIVER THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DISTURBANCES TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL BRING REPEATED THREATS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AS RECENT RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA HAS SATURATED MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN OR EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOODING. INZ051>057-060>065-067>072-240130- /O.CAN.KIND.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.FF.A.0002.110423T1727Z-110425T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 127 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BARTHOLOMEW...BROWN...CLAY...DAVIESS... DECATUR...GREENE...JACKSON...JENNINGS...JOHNSON...KNOX... LAWRENCE...MARTIN...MONROE...MORGAN...OWEN...RUSH...SHELBY... SULLIVAN AND VIGO. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA FROM VINCENNES EAST THROUGH BEDFORD... COLUMBUS AND SEYMOUR. EARLIER RAINS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE GROUND ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ INZ021-028>031-035>049-231830- /O.CAN.KIND.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110423T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 127 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 IN CENTRAL INDIANA HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING RAIN IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTS BACK NORTH ON MONDAY...MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THESE AREAS AND A GREATER RISK FOR FLOODING MAY ONCE AGAIN BECOME A CONCERN. $$ RYAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Apr 21, 3:14 AM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 3:14 AM EDT, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 314 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .UPDATE... THE SYNOPSIS...NEAR TERM AND SHORT TERM SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BELOW && .SYNOPSIS...COOL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ILLINOIS WILL DRIFT ACROSS INDIANA TODAY...PROVIDING ONE DRY DAY BEFORE THE WET WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS WEEKEND. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH BACK INTO CENTRAL INDIANA LATE TONIGHT AND RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING DAILY CHANCES FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .NEAR TERM /TODAY/... SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING WITH WEAK NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE FLOW ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. TEMPERATURES REMAINED COOL...MAINLY IN THE 30S AND DEW POINTS WERE IN THE LOWER 30S. IR IMAGES SHOW MAINLY JUST SOME PASSING HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE STATE. DRY WEATHER WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES ACROSS THE STATE. CU RULE SUGGESTS ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW VERY DRY LOWER LEVELS WITH REACHABLE CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 50S. TIME HEIGHTS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS ALSO SHOW INCREASING HIGHER CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY...THUS AGAIN...PARTLY CLOUDY SHOULD WORK FINE. GFS AND NAM BOTH SUGGEST STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION BEGINNING BY THE END OF THE DAY AS THE HIGH PUSHES EAST AND SOUTHERLY FLOW BEGINS. HOWEVER GIVEN THAT THE SOUTHERLY FLOW DOES NOT REALLY BEGIN UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY WILL TREND HIGH TEMPERATURES 1-2 DEGREES COOLER THAN MAVMOS FOR HIGHS. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN AND WILL CONTINUE TO USE A BLEND. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE RAIN. ACTIVE...WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL RETURN TO CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT. GFS AND NAM SHOW THE RETURN OF THE WARM FRONT TO CENTRAL INDIANA AS OVERRUNNING PATTERN BEGINS AGAIN. STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT RETURNS AS SEEN ON THE 300K GFS SURFACE AS SPECIFIC HUMIDITIES ARE IN EXCESS OF 6 G/KG. TIME HEIGHTS SHOW DEEP SATURATION TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG LIFT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ALSO INDICATE DEEP SATURATION. THUS WILL RAISE POPS TOWARD 100 PERCENT AND USE TIMING TO FOCUS RAIN ONSET MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WARM AIR ADVECTION AND PRECIPITATION WILL TREND LOW WARMER THAN MAVMOS...CLOSER TO EXPECTED WET BULBS. GFS AND NAM NEXT EJECT AN UPPER SHORT WAVE ACROSS INDIANA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER PATTERN BEGINS TO SHOW A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH DIGGING IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS. PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOUND ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STILL BE IN PLACE. GFS AND NAM ALSO SUGGEST LARGE SCALE FORCING ARRIVING AS STRONG CONVERGENCE IS SEEN IN THE LOWER LEVEL Q VECTORS. THUS AGAIN WILL RAISE POPS FOR FRIDAY...PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE TWO RAIN EVENTS SHOULD RESULT IN MORE FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED BY THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN WITH RAIN EXPECTED WILL TREND HIGHS ON FRIDAY COOLER THAN MAVMOS. AS THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST PUSHES EAST TO THE GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER SURGE OF FORCING APPEARS TO PASS ACROSS INDIANA...AS MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE AND INDIANA REMAINS IN THE WARM SECTOR. AGAIN FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW DEEP SATURATION AND WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE MAVMOS POPS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE BEST WINDOW FOR SEVERE WEATHER AS THE FORECAST SOUNDINGS REVEAL CAPE IN EXCESS OF 1000 J/KG AND A NOCTURNAL LLJ AROUND 60 KNOTS APPEARS TO PUSH ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS SEEN BY THE NAM. WITH EXPECTED RAIN WILL TREND LOWS TOWARD EXPECTED WETBULBS. COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE STATE EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING AND A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG AND IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. FURTHERMORE...TIMING ADJUSTMENTS STILL MAY OCCUR BY A FEW HOURS IN LATTER MODEL RUNS. THUS FEEL KEEPING CHANCE POPS...PARTICULARLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY IS THE PRUDENT COURSE AT THIS POINT. GIVEN THE EXPECTED CLOUDS...RAIN CHANCES AND COLD FRONT PASSAGE...WILL TREND HIGHS ON SATURDAY COOLER THAN MAVMOS. THROUGH ALL OF THIS PERIOD IT DOES NOT SEEM UNREASONABLE THAT ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL MAY OCCUR...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CERTAINLY WORSEN THE FLOODING SITUATION ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... CONFIDENCE IS HIGH CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD. MODELS AGREE VERY ACTIVE FLOW WITH MANY IMPULSES PASSING INDIANA. HOPEFULLY AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE PERIOD IN QUESTION WE WILL BE ABLE TO PIN DOWN SOME DRY PERIODS. CONFIDENCE IN TEMPERATURE FORECAST BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY LESS AS MODELS DIGRESS BY MID WEEK WITH EUROPEAN MUCH SLOWER AND WARMER. WHICH IS CORRECT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURES STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT. HPC OBVIOUSLY PREFERRED THE EUROPEAN. I HAVE NO GOOD REASON FOR DIFFERING FROM THIS...BUT SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO FORECAST MAY BE NEEDED LATER DEPENDING ON SYSTEM EVOLUTION. && .AVIATION /FOR 210600Z TAFS/... LOW VFR DECK SHOULD IS MOSTLY CLEAR OF THE SITES AND SHOULD CLEAR KIND SHORTLY. WITH YESTERDAYS RAIN...SUBSIDENCE AND LIGHT WINDS FROM HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN...THINK FOG WILL BE A POSSIBILITY OVER THE NEXT 6-8 HOURS. HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN SHOULD KEEP VISIBILITIES FROM DROPPING TOO FAR THOUGH SO WILL INCLUDE MVF FOG AT THE OUTLYING SITES. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. RAIN SHOULD BREAK OUT BY 05-06Z FRIDAY AT MOST SITES. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PUMA NEAR TERM...PUMA SHORT TERM...PUMA LONG TERM....JK AVIATION...50/CP
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 3:52 AM EDT, 24 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 352 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-210800- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 352 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF STORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT STORMS ON FRIDAY MAY BE SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. IT IS TOO SOON TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) PUMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 11:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 26 hr |
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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.