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River Flood Warning 124, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 3, 2011Morgan County, Owen County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 3, 2011, 12:45 PM EDT for Morgan County, Owen County, Indiana. It took effect at May 3, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 44 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 3, 2011, 12:45 PM EDT (16:45 UTC)
In effect from
May 3, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 5, 2011, 8:55 AM EDT
In force
44 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:44 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 river

Written for the forecast point White River (IN) near Centerton (CNTI3). The gauge peaked at 12.26 ft at May 3, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate101505/0305/0405/0505/06
Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03354000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

478 
WGUS43 KIND 031645
FLWIND
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1245 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CENTRAL INDIANA... 

  WHITE RIVER...EEL RIVER...

.NEAR BANKFULL CONDITIONS AND LOWLAND FLOODING WILL RETURN FOLLOWING
RAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT.  SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL NOT OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATER. TURN 
AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS.  
RECREATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO 
CHANGING RIVER CONDITIONS.

FOR DETAILED FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON THE WEB.  
FROM THE BLUE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE...CLICK ON RIVERS
AND LAKES.

&&

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1245 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WHITE RIVER NEAR CENTERTON.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 12.3 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* AT 12.4 FEET...ROAD JUST NORTH OF BLUE BLUFF BRIDGE HAS ABOUT 6 
  INCHES OF WATER ON IT.

$$

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1245 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE EEL RIVER AT BOWLING GREEN.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE 
  RIVER.  SONNEFIELD ROAD AT MCINTYRE CREEK IS IMPASSABLE.  WATER IS 
  ON PORTIONS OF PIONEER ROAD IN THE VICINITY OF CR 50 N.  A 
  FREQUENTLY REACHED LEVEL FROM DECEMBER THROUGH JUNE.  AN UNUSUAL 
  LEVEL FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.  THIS LEVEL THREATENS CAMPERS.

$$
2 follow-up statements
559 
WGUS83 KIND 031713
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN INDIANA...

  EAST FORK WHITE RIVER...EEL RIVER...MUSCATATUCK RIVER...WABASH 
  RIVER...WHITE RIVER...


.MAJOR TO NEAR MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUED IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.  

THE FLOOD HEIGHT AT MOUNT CARMEL SET A RECORD STAGE AT 10 CDT
SURPASSING THE JANUARY 2005 LEVEL BY ONE EIGHTH OF AN INCH.  THE
FLOOD LEVEL AT NEW HARMONY STOOD AT ITS HIGHEST LEVELS SINCE MAY
1943.  EVEN HIGHER FLOODING CONTINUED ALONG THE WABASH RIVER SOUTH
OF NEW HARMONY AS THE OHIO RIVER AT J.T. MEYERS LOCK AND DAM WAS AT
ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JANUARY 1937. FLOOD HEIGHTS AT VINCENNES...
PETERSBURG AND HAZLETON WERE VERY NEAR JUNE 2008 LEVELS.

RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE WHITE AND WABASH RIVERS AT VINCENNES...MT.
CARMEL...NEW HARMONY...PETERSBURG AND HAZLETON WILL RISE ONLY
ANOTHER 1 TO 2 TENTHS OF A FOOT BEFORE CRESTING BY THURSDAY.

RAINFALL MONDAY NIGHT CAUSED RIVERS TO RISE AGAIN IN CENTRAL INDIANA. 
RENEWED FLOODING RETURNED TO THE EEL...WHITE AND EAST FORK WHITE
RIVERS IN CENTRAL INDIANA.

SAFETY MESSAGE...MANY ROADS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA WILL BE FLOODED BY 
SEVERAL FEET OF WATER.  DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DRIVING THROUGH 
FLOODED ROADS..YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT.

FOR DETAILED FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON THE WEB.  
FROM THE BLUE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE...CLICK ON RIVERS
AND LAKES.

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 12:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGH WATER AFFECTS A FEW LOW RIVER CABINS AND COUNTY 
  ROADS.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 12:45 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 21.0 FEET...LANES TO RIVER RESIDENCES WEST OF SOUTH RIVER ROAD 
  SOUTH OF COVINGTON FLOODED.  SANDHILL ROAD AT MUD RUN JUST 
  NORTHEAST OF COVINGTON BEGINS TO FLOOD.  EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING
  IN PROGRESS.  HIGHER BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.  DURING DUCK HUNTING 
  SEASON...A PERFECT FLOOD...ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS THE FIRST FLOOD OF
  THE SEASON.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  9:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 25.5 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IN PROGRESS.  THE EASTERN 
  MOST PART OF VERMILLION CR 600 S IMPASSABLE JUST NORTH OF US 36.  
  THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF WABASH ROAD WEST OF PARKE CR 600 W BEGIN TO 
  FLOOD.  MONTEZUMA PUBLIC ACCESS SITE AND LOW PORTIONS OF MONTEZUMA 
  PARK UNDER WATER.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT CLINTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 24.4 
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 24.0 FEET...CRITICAL STAGE IS REACHED ON AGRICULTURAL LEVEES IN 
  NORTHERN VIGO COUNTY.  EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS IS 
  IN PROGRESS.  FLOODING OF LOW RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN SOUTHEAST 
  CLINTON BEGINS.  SOME HIGH COUNTY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE.  RIVER PARK
  AT CLINTON IS COMPLETELY FLOODED.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 23.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS.  GREENFIELD BAYOU 
  LEVEE MAY LEAK.  SOUTH LAKE AREA EXTENSIVELY FLOODS.  MANY LOCAL 
  ROADS ARE UNDER SEVERAL FEET OF WATER.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 27.0 FEET 
  BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 27.0 FEET...ISLAND CREEK LEVEE ON INDIANA SIDE IS IN DANGER OF 
  FAILING.  THERE ARE 2 FARMS ON HIGHER GROUND IN PROTECTED AREA.  A 
  FEW EVACUATIONS IN ILLINOIS TOWNS OF HUTSONVILLE, YORK, AND 
  POSSIBLY DARWIN ARE NECESSARY.  LOCAL IMPROVED ROAD SOUTH OF 
  HUTSONVILLE TO PALESTINE IS IMPASSABLE.  FLOOD WATER AFFECTING 
  SOUTH AND NORTHEAST RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF HUTSONVILLE. 

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MAY 10.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 25.9 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 25.5 FEET...APPROACHING MAJOR FLOODING WITH SANDBAGGING POSSIBLE 
  IN HUTSONVILLE AND ON LOCAL LEVEES.  INSTALLATION OF GILL TOWNSHIP 
  FLOOD GAGE AT RIVERTON IS NECESSARY IF RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE.  
  STATE ROAD 154 BETWEEN HUTSONVILLE AND GRAYSVILLE IS CLOSED.  ALL 
  RIVER ROADS IMPROVED OR OTHERWISE ARE FLOODED...SOME BY SEVERAL 
  FEET OF WATER.  EASTSIDE OF PALESTINE EXTENSIVELY FLOODED INCLUDING
  ALL OF LEAVERTON PARK.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MAY 11.
* AT 12:45 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.5 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 27.5 FEET...RUSSELL-ALLISON LEVEE FAILED AT THIS LEVEL ABOUT ONE 
  MILE DOWNSTREAM OF VINCENNES DURING JUNE 2008.  THE LEVEE ALSO 
  FAILED ALONG THE EMBARRAS RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE 
  GAGE WHEN THE LEVEL ON THE NEW LAWRENCEVILLE GAGE READ 42.4 FEET.  
  FLOOD WATERS COVERED 20,000 TO 25,000 ACRES SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 
  50.  THE EVACUATION OF 200 HOMES AND A CAMPSITE OCCURRED IN RURAL 
  LAWRENCE COUNTY ILLINOIS.  WATER EVENTUALLY MAY SPREAD NORTH OF 
  U.S. HIGHWAY 50 AND AFFECT A TOTAL OF 40,000 TO 45,000 ACRES. 

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* RECORD FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 34.2 FEET BY 
  FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 34.0 FEET...FLOOD OF RECORD HEIGHT IS IN PROGRESS.  IN AREAS
THAT
  ARE NOT PROTECTED BY LEVEES, WATER IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN JANUARY 
  2005.   FLOOD DESTRUCTION IS GREAT IN MUCH OF WESTERN GIBSON COUNTY
  INDIANA AND EASTERN WABASH COUNTY ILLINOIS.  MANY AGRICULTURAL 
  LEVEES FAIL.  ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE HIGHEST RIVER STAGE OF RECORD, 
  THE FLOOD FLOW IS STILL LESS THAN MARCH 30, 1913.  SUCH A FLOOD 
  FLOW WOULD REACH AN ESTIMATED 36 FEET.  MAXIMUM PROBABLE FLOOD 
  ESTIMATED AT 39 FEET GIVEN CURRENT HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER NEAR CENTERTON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 12.4 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 12.4 FEET...ROAD JUST NORTH OF BLUE BLUFF BRIDGE HAS ABOUT 6 
  INCHES OF WATER ON IT.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT SPENCER.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.4 FEET BY 
  THURSDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 17.5 FEET...LOWEST PORTIONS OF TRAILS 1 AND 7 FLOOD IN
MCCORMICKS
  STATE PARK.  EXTENSIVE BACKWATER IN RATTLESNAKE, FALL, MCCORMICKS, 
  LIMESTONE, BIG AND BEAN BLOSSOM CREEKS WITH OVERFLOW FLOODING CROPS
  OR HAY.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT ELLISTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  8:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 25.2 FEET 
  BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 26.0 FEET...SHAWNEE AIRFIELD FLOODS.  FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO GET 
  INTO THE  HANGER.  RELOCATION OF LIVESTOCK MAY BE NECESSARY.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT NEWBERRY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 20.8 FEET 
  BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS REACH CRITICAL STAGE FOR MCGINNIS AND 
  SHUFFLEBARGER LEVEES.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT EDWARDSPORT.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  8:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.9 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 24.0 FEET...WATER IS AT CRITICAL STAGE FOR MAJOR AGRICULTURAL 
  LEVEES.  ALL ROADS ARE UNDERWATER IN FLOOD PLAIN EXCEPT U.S. 
  HIGHWAY 50 FLOOD. EVACUATIONS ARE NECESSARY FROM RIVER CABINS.  ALL
  FARMLAND ON THE UNPROTECTED SIDES OF LEVEES FLOODS.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.1 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 27.0 FEET...A NEAR RECORD FLOOD IS IN PROGRESS.  WATER LEVEL IS 
  AT A HEIGHT NOT SEEN SINCE JANUARY 2005.  EVACUATIONS ARE 
  NECESSARY.  RIVER CABINS ARE DESTROYED.  GREAT DAMAGE OCCURS TO 
  RURAL COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM.  STATE ROAD 56 BEGINS TO FLOOD IN BOWMAN 
  AREA.  FLOODING MAY DAMAGE RAILROADS.  FLOOD WATERS OVERTOP ALMOST 
  ALL LEVEES IN THE PETERSBURG AREA.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  6:33 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29.7 FEET BY 
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 30.0 FEET...DURING THE JANUARY 2005 AS THE FLOOD LEVELS
CONTINUED
  TO RISE, THE HAZLETON LEVEE WAS SANDBAGGED TO A HEIGHT OF 32 FEET.
  INDIANA HOMELAND SECURITY HAD LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN STOPPED BECAUSE 
  THE VIBRATION WAS SHAKING THE HAZLETON LEVEE.  EVACUATION PLANS 
  WERE MADE FOR THOSE RESIDENTS AFFECTED IF THE LEVEE FAILED.  THIS 
  INCLUDED THE AREA OF HAZLETON GENERALLY WEST OF STATE ROAD 56 IN 
  HAZLETON.  THIS IS NEARLY HALF OF THIS SMALL TOWN.

$$

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113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST FORK WHITE RIVER AT COLUMBUS.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.4 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10.1 FEET...THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF THE PARKING LOT FOR THE 
  HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS NEAR I-65 WAS EXTENSIVELY FLOODED IN MARCH 
  2008.  ALSO FLOODED WERE THE NEARBY WALKING TRAILS AND THE 
  BASKETBALL GOAL. 

$$

INC071-093-175-041712-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0078.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SERI3.2.ER.110420T1214Z.110428T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST FORK WHITE RIVER AT SEYMOUR.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.8 FEET 
  BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 18.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS.  MORE THAN 50% OF 
  THE FLOOD PLAIN IN JACKSON COUNTY IS UNDERWATER.  FLOOD WATERS NEAR
  THE EAST EDGE OF MEDORA.  HIGH WATER ISOLATES WASTEWATER TREATMENT 
  PLANT AT SEYMOUR.  MANY COUNTY ROADS THAT DO NOT CROSS THE RIVER 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.  MANY STATE AND COUNTY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE BY 
  WATER.  HIGH WATER AFFECTS MANY RURAL RESIDENTS...BUT ONLY A FEW 
  EVACUATIONS ARE NECESSARY.  FLOOD WATERS SURROUND MOST RIVER 
  CABINS.

$$

INC093-101-041712-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0079.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BEDI3.2.ER.110420T2245Z.110506T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST FORK WHITE RIVER NEAR RIVERVALE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 32.5 FEET BY 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 32.0 FEET...SOME EVACUATIONS IN THE FORT RITNER AREA ARE 
  NECESSARY.  FLOODING OF LOW AREAS IN FORT RITNER IS IN PROGRESS.  
  BACKWATER FLOODS COUNTY ROADS AT SOME DISTANCE FROM RIVER.

$$

INC093-101-041712-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0080.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BFRI3.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110506T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST FORK WHITE RIVER NEAR BEDFORD.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29.8 FEET BY 
  FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 30.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE FLOOD OF SOUTH I STREET IN BEDFORD.  SALT 
  CREEK EXTENSIVELY FLOODED FROM THE PATTON HILL ROAD AREA TO THE 
  RIVER.  AT LEAST 2 HOMES JUST SOUTH OF STATE ROAD 158 BRIDGE HAVE 
  WATER IN ON NEAR THEM.

$$

INC093-101-041712-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WLLI3.2.ER.110422T2001Z.110428T2017Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST FORK WHITE RIVER AT WILLIAMS.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.1 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOCAL RESIDENTS IN A FEW RIVER CABINS MAY HAVE TO 
  EVACUATE.  BACKWATER AFFECTS SOME RESIDENTS ALONG LOCAL STREAMS.  
  EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS.  DILLMAN ROAD (CR 1000 W) 
  IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF INDIANA 450 JUST WEST OF WILLIAMS IS FLOODED 
  BY AS MUCH AS 2 FEET OF WATER.

$$

INC027-037-101-125-041712-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SHLI3.2.ER.110423T1615Z.110503T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST FORK WHITE RIVER AT SHOALS.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29.6 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 30.0 FEET...A MAJOR FLOOD IS IN PROGRESS.  COMMERCIAL AND 
  RESIDENTIAL AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  SAWMILL OPERATION JUST EAST OF 
  SHOALS BEGINS TO FLOOD.  WATER COVERS SECOND, EIGHTH, AND HIGH 
  STREETS IN SHOALS.  SEVERAL EVACUATIONS ARE NECESSARY.  PEOPLE 
  LOCATED ON ISLANDS ARE ISOLATED BY HIGH WATER AND/OR FLOODED.  ALL 
  LOCAL RIVER ROADS ARE SUBMERGED BY SEVERAL FEET.

$$

INC071-093-175-041712-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WHLI3.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110427T2205Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MUSCATATUCK RIVER AT WHEELER HOLLOW.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  8:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.7 FEET BY LATE
  SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 22.5 FEET...A FEW RESIDENTS NEEDED TO PARK VEHICLES ON HIGHER 
  GROUND SO THEY CAN GET IT.  A FEW LOCAL ROADS FLOOD.  WATER IN SOME
  RESIDENTS BACKYARDS.

$$

INC021-055-041712-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0125.000000T0000Z-110504T2100Z/
/BOLI3.1.ER.110503T1400Z.110503T1800Z.110504T0900Z.NO/
113 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EEL RIVER AT BOWLING GREEN.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE 
  RIVER.  SONNEFIELD ROAD AT MCINTYRE CREEK IS IMPASSABLE.  WATER IS 
  ON PORTIONS OF PIONEER ROAD IN THE VICINITY OF CR 50 N.  A 
  FREQUENTLY REACHED LEVEL FROM DECEMBER THROUGH JUNE.  AN UNUSUAL 
  LEVEL FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.  THIS LEVEL THREATENS CAMPERS.

$$
429 
WGUS83 KIND 051255
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
855 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2011

......THE FLOOD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...

  BIG BLUE RIVER...WHITE RIVER...


.THE WHITE RIVER AT CENTERTON AND BIG BLUE RIVER AT SHELBYVILLE HAVE
BOTH FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE FALLING. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BUT SHOULD BE
NEGLIBLE ON RIVER LEVELS AT THESE LOCAITONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...BE ALERT TO FLOOD DEBRIS ON PREVIOUSLY FLOODED 
ROADS.  KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS.  RECREATIONAL AND 
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING RIVER 
CONDITIONS.

FOR DETAILED FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON THE WEB.  
FROM THE BLUE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE...CLICK ON RIVERS
AND LAKES.

&&

INC109-119-051325-
/O.CAN.KIND.FL.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110505T1800Z/
/CNTI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
855 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WHITE RIVER NEAR CENTERTON.
* AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11.5 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 10.3 FEET BY 8 AM TOMORROW.


$$

INC145-051325-
/O.CAN.KIND.FL.W.0123.000000T0000Z-110505T1930Z/
/SBVI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
855 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BIG BLUE RIVER AT SHELBYVILLE.
* AT 7:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 12.6 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 7.6 FEET BY 8 AM TOMORROW.

$$

BHH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at May 3, 11:26 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 11:26 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1126 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

.UPDATE...
THE NEAR TERM SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED BELOW.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS KENTUCKY WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST TODAY.
THIS WILL PUT AN END TO THE WIDESPREAD RAINS BY MID MORNING.
HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND THROUGH
THIS EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH THAT WILL SLIDE ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR DRY BUT COOL WEATHER
THROUGH MID DAY THURSDAY. THEN...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE
ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THURSDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL
KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT/...

MOST OF THE RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA AS THE WAVE MOVES OFF TO THE
EAST. SATELLITE SHOWS CLEARING IS ALREADY WORKING INTO THE WESTERN
FORECAST AREA. THUS HAVE REMOVED POPS ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST
AREA FOR THE MORNING AND HAVE DECREASED SKY COVER INTO THE AFTERNOON
AS THE CLEARING LINE WORKS EAST.

HOWEVER BY MID AFTERNOON THE UPPER COLD POOL WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO
THE AREA. THIS SHOULD ALLOW CLOUDS TO BUILD AGAIN AND FOR SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO DEVELOP. SO FOR THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ALLOWED LOW
POPS TO RETURN AND KEPT SKIES PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.

WITH SOME SUNSHINE TEMPERATURES ARE REBOUNDING NICELY TO THE
WEST...SO HAVE BUMPED UP TEMPERATURES A BIT ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF.
WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH TO SEE IF THEY NEED CHANGED ELSEWHERE.

WITH UPPER TROUGH MOVING IN TONIGHT...LOW POPS STILL LOOK NEEDED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. MOS TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S LOOK REASONABLE
GIVEN EXPECTED CLOUD COVER.

WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH SINCE STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE STILL RISING
AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...

MAIN CHALLENGE TO THE SHORT TERM WILL BE TIMING OF PM THURSDAY
SYSTEM. THE 00Z RUNS FROM THE NAM...CANADIAN AND TO A LESSER DEGREE
THE GFS ARE SLOWER TO BRING AN UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED DEEPER
MOISTURE TO CENTRAL INDIANA THAN THE QUICKER 12Z ECMWF AND
ESPECIALLY FAST 21Z SREF. WITH THE GFS TRENDING SLOWER TOWARDS THE
CANADIAN AND NAM...DONT WANT TO TOTALLY DISCOUNT IT...WHILE THE SREF
LOOKS TOO FAST. WILL USE 00Z TUESDAY GFS AND 12Z MONDAY ECMWF BLEND
WHICH MATCHES UP WELL WITH THE PREVIOUS FORECAST OF SMALL AFTERNOON
POPS EXCEPT FAR EAST. MAY NEED TO PULL THUNDER BASED ON INSTABILITY
PROGS...BUT WILL GIVE IT ONE MORE RUN AND SEE IF MODEL INSTABILITY
IMPROVES.

IN THE MEAN TIME...EXPECT SOME SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN. HOWEVER...ADDED SLIGHT CHANCE MID DAY POPS FAR
EAST AS LAST IMPULSE DROPS SOUTH EAST ON THE BACK END OF THE UPPER
TROUGH AND JUST PRIOR TO THE UPPER RIDGE. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM A
FEW DEGREES WITH THE SUNSHINE PER MOS BUT STILL BE BELOW NORMAL WITH
HIGHS AROUND 60 DEGREES MOST SPOTS WITH NORTHWEST WITH THE SURFACE
HIGH JUST TO THE WEST BY 00Z THURSDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD SEE
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOWING A DRY COLUMN AND
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN
KENTUCKY. MOS VERY CLOSE WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO AROUND 40.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...

FOCUS IS ON TRYING TO FIND AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD...OR IN OTHER
WORDS ON CHANCES FOR RAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD. STILL SOME
VARIABILITY IN THE MODELS...SO CONTINUED TO RELY ON A BLEND OF
ENSEMBLES AND HPC.

CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL STILL EXIST ON FRIDAY AS A SYSTEM EXITS THE
AREA...ALTHOUGH CHANCES SEEM TO BE DECREASING AS SYSTEM APPEARS A
BIT FASTER. RIGHT ON ITS HEELS IS YET ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY. CONTINUED CHANCE POPS DURING THIS PERIOD...ALTHOUGH
IF SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO SPEED UP MAY BE ABLE TO LOWER POPS ON
SUNDAY. AT THE MOMENT...MONDAY LOOKS DRY WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING
IN.

TEMPERATURES LOOK TO RETURN TO SEASONABLE LEVELS BY THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR 031200Z TAFS/...

RAIN EXPECTED TO END ACROSS THE TAF SITES BY 031500Z AS SURFACE
WAVE OVER TENNESSEE PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST. CEILINGS HAVE BEEN
GENERALLY HOLDING IN THE 035-050 RANGE IN THE RAIN AREA...HOWEVER
SOME LOCAL CEILINGS 010-015 ARE STARTING TO SHOW UP AT THE TAIL
END OF THE RAIN AREA OVER EASTERN ILLINOIS. EXPECTING MVFR
CEILINGS 012-025 TO GRADUALLY BECOME MORE PREVALENT WITH TIME THIS
MORNING AS THE PRECIPITATION ENDS AND STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES
MOVE INTO THE AREA. BRIEF IFR CEILING POSSIBLE AT THE TAF SITES
THROUGH MID MORNING AS THESE LOWER CLOUDS DEVELOP. MODEST BOUNDARY
LAYER HEATING LATER TODAY SHOULD ALLOW FOR CEILINGS TO RISE TO
030-040 BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS MAY
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES ARE LOW...BUT A
LACK OF INSTABILITY SUGGESTS LITTLE THREAT OF THUNDER.

NO WIND ISSUES EXPECTED THROUGH 040000Z.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR INZ055>057-060>065-
067>072.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MK
NEAR TERM...50/MK
SHORT TERM...MK
LONG TERM....50
AVIATION...JAS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 12:12 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1212 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

INZ030-031-036>042-045>049-052-054-041615-
CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-
RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-CLAY-MORGAN-
1212 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
AS WELL AS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER
IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ053-041615-
OWEN-
1212 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WHITE RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE WHITE RIVER THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS WEEK...AROUND
THURSDAY...AND OVER THE WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER IS
NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ055>057-060>065-067>072-041615-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
1212 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

FLOODING MAY OCCUR TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE RAIN THAT FELL LAST
NIGHT AND THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO ANY WATER
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

WIDESPREAD RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WHITE RIVER...EAST FORK
OF THE WHITE...MUSCATATUCK...AND WABASH RIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.

WIDESPREAD RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE WHITE RIVER...EAST
FORK OF THE WHITE...MUSCATATUCK...AND WABASH RIVERS THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ021-028-029-035-043-044-051-041615-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-
1212 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE TIPPECANOE AND
WABASH RIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.

WIDESPREAD RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE TIPPECANOE AND
WABASH RIVERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 10:51 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe and 1 more24 hr
May 3, 10:57 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 2 more24 hr
May 3, 12:45 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.