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River Flood Warning 162, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 15, 20114 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Jun 15, 2011, 11:53 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jun 16, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2011, 11:53 AM EDT (15:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 16, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2011, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Fountain County, IN, Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:52 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 Wabash River at Covington (CVGI3).

Action stage
11 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
24 ft
Major stage
29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03336000, 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.

213 
WGUS43 KIND 151553
FLWIND
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1153 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

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

  WABASH RIVER...

.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL RETURN AGAIN TO PORTIONS OF THE WABASH RIVER
FROM LAFAYETTE TO TERRE HAUTE.  RAINFALL OF 1 TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES
HAS FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF WHITE...CARROLL AND TIPPECANOE COUNTIES
SINCE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

FLOODING WILL AFFECT LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND AND RIVER PARKS THAT HAVE
BEEN FLOODED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SINCE THE MIDDLE OF
APRIL.  A FEW LOCAL ROADS MAY ALSO FLOOD AGAIN.

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.

&&

INC045-121-157-165-171-151653-
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/LAFI3.1.ER.110616T1600Z.110617T0000Z.110617T0800Z.NO/
1153 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.3 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS IN WESTERN 
  PART OF TIPPECANOE COUNTY.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-151653-
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/CVGI3.1.ER.110617T0100Z.110617T1200Z.110618T0000Z.NO/
1153 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  BACKYARD 
  FLOODING OF COTTAGES ON RIGHT BANK STARTS A SHORT DISTANCE UPSTREAM
  OF GAGE.  CRITICAL STAGE OF YOUNG-NEAL LEVEE IS REACHED. 

$$

INC121-165-167-151653-
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/MTZI3.1.ER.110616T0532Z.110617T1800Z.110619T0400Z.NO/
1153 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 18 FEET...MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED.  FOURTEEN
  HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.  LOWEST BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-151653-
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/HUFI3.1.ER.110617T0200Z.110618T1200Z.110619T1600Z.NO/
1153 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.1 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 16 FEET...LOWEST RIVER CABINS ACROSS FROM THE WABASH GENERATING
  STATION BEGIN TO FLOOD.  FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG U.S. 
  63 NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE, WEST BANK OF RIVER AND IN SOUTHWEST VIGO 
  COUNTY OCCURS.  COUNTY ROADS FLOOD IN SOUTHWEST VIGO COUNTY.

$$
3 follow-up statements
709 
WGUS83 KIND 151559
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1159 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
WESTERN INDIANA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS...

  WABASH RIVER...


.LOWLAND FLOODING WILL RETURN AGAIN TO PORTIONS OF THE WABASH RIVER
FROM LAFAYETTE TO TERRE HAUTE.  RAINFALL OF 1 TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES
HAS FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF WHITE...CARROLL AND TIPPECANOE COUNTIES
SINCE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THIS ADDITIONAL HIGH WATER FROM NORTHERN INDIANA WILL EXTEND LOWLAND
FLOODING ALONG THE WABASH RIVER IN THE HUTSONVILLE AREA THROUGH JUNE
23.  THE WABASH RIVER IN THE VINCENNES AREA WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH
JUNE 25.

FLOODING WILL AFFECT LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND AND RIVER PARKS THAT HAVE
BEEN FLOODED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SINCE THE MIDDLE OF
APRIL.  A FEW LOCAL ROADS MAY ALSO FLOOD AGAIN.

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.

&&

INC045-121-157-165-171-161559-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0161.110616T1600Z-110617T2000Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.110616T1600Z.110617T0000Z.110617T0800Z.NO/
1159 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.3 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS IN WESTERN 
  PART OF TIPPECANOE COUNTY.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-161558-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0162.110617T0100Z-110618T1200Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.110617T0100Z.110617T1200Z.110618T0000Z.NO/
1159 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  BACKYARD 
  FLOODING OF COTTAGES ON RIGHT BANK STARTS A SHORT DISTANCE UPSTREAM
  OF GAGE.  CRITICAL STAGE OF YOUNG-NEAL LEVEE IS REACHED. 

$$

INC121-165-167-161558-
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/MTZI3.1.ER.110616T0532Z.110617T1800Z.110619T0400Z.NO/
1159 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 18.0 FEET...MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED. 
FOURTEEN
  HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.  LOWEST BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-161558-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0164.110617T0200Z-110620T0400Z/
/HUFI3.1.ER.110617T0200Z.110618T1200Z.110619T1600Z.NO/
1159 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.1 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOWEST RIVER CABINS ACROSS FROM THE WABASH
GENERATING
  STATION BEGIN TO FLOOD.  FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG U.S. 
  63 NORTH OF TERRE HAUTE, WEST BANK OF RIVER AND IN SOUTHWEST VIGO 
  COUNTY OCCURS.  COUNTY ROADS FLOOD IN SOUTHWEST VIGO COUNTY.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-161558-
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/HUTI2.1.ER.110617T0000Z.000000T0000Z.110620T1200Z.NO/
1159 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY 
  MORNING.
* AT 18.0 FEET...SEEP WATER OCCURS BEHIND LEVEES ON INDIANA SIDE.  
  HUTSON CREEK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW FROM BACKWATER.  OLD DARWIN ROAD 
  AND A FEW RURAL ROADS IN EASTERN CLARK AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN 
  ILLINOIS ARE IMPASSABLE.  LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND FLOODS.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-161558-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0136.000000T0000Z-110621T0900Z/
/RVTI3.3.ER.110526T2112Z.110610T0145Z.110620T2100Z.NR/
1159 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.7 FEET BY 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 16.0 FEET...SOME AGRICULTURAL LANDS UNDERWATER.  A FEW RURAL 
  ROADS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS CLOSE AS WATER BACKS UP MINNOW 
  SLOUGH.  HIGH WATER AFFECTS CAMPGROUND AT LEAVERTON PARK IN 
  PALESTINE.  A FEW PRIVATE ROADS NEAR THE GILL TOWNSHIP LEVEE IN 
  SULLIVAN COUNTY MAY FLOOD.  WATER LEVEL IS AT THE TOP OF MOST 
  MAKESHIFT LEVEES.

$$
801 
WGUS83 KIND 162049
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
449 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  WABASH RIVER...

.RECENT RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOWLAND FLOODING TO RETURN AGAIN TO
PORTIONS OF THE WABASH RIVER FROM LAFAYETTE TO RIVERTON. THIS
ADDITIONAL HIGH WATER FROM NORTHERN INDIANA WILL PROLONG HIGH WATER
ACROSS LOWER PORTIONS OF THE WABASH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA ON FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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.

&&

INC045-121-157-165-171-172049-
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/LAFI3.1.ER.110616T0239Z.110617T0000Z.110618T0200Z.NO/
449 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 3:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.3 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE 
  EVENING.
* AT 12.0 FEET...HIGH WATER AFFECTS A FEW LOW RIVER CABINS AND COUNTY 
  ROADS.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-172048-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0162.110617T0200Z-110618T1400Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.110617T0200Z.110617T1200Z.110618T0200Z.NO/
449 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 3:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 16.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING.
* AT 17.5 FEET...SOME LOW AGRICULTURAL FIELDS FLOOD.  BACKYARD FLOOD 
  OF COTTAGES A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 136.  HIGH WATER 
  BLOCKS LAND ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE RESIDENCE.  FROM APRIL 21 TO MAY
  5, 2011 AT LEAST ONE SOUTH RIVER ROAD RESIDENT BOATED TO HIS HOUSE 
  BECAUSE OF PROLONGED HIGH WATER WHEN THE RIVER WAS ABOVE 17.5 FEET.

$$

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/MTZI3.1.ER.110617T0200Z.110619T1200Z.110621T0800Z.NO/
449 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 1:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 18.0 FEET...MONTEZUMA AGRICULTURAL LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED. 
FOURTEEN HUNDRED ACRES OF LOW BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.  LOWEST BOTTOMLANDS
FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-172048-
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/HUFI3.1.ER.110618T1800Z.110620T0000Z.110621T1900Z.NO/
449 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 2:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.9 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 14.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS ALONG WEST BANK ACROSS 
  FROM WATER WORKS, SOUTHWEST VIGO COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CRAWFORD 
  COUNTY, IL. LOW COUNTY ROADS IN THESE AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  OLD 
  DARWIN ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD NEAR DARWIN, IL, AND NORTHEAST CRAWFORD
  COUNTY.

$$

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/HUTI2.1.ER.110618T0100Z.000000T0000Z.110622T1700Z.NO/
449 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY JUNE 23.
* AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 18.0 FEET...SEEP WATER OCCURS BEHIND LEVEES ON INDIANA SIDE.  
  HUTSON CREEK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW FROM BACKWATER.  OLD DARWIN ROAD 
  AND A FEW RURAL ROADS IN EASTERN CLARK AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN 
  ILLINOIS ARE IMPASSABLE.  LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND FLOODS.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-172048-
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/RVTI3.3.ER.110526T2112Z.110610T0145Z.110623T0100Z.NR/
449 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY JUNE 23.
* AT 4:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* AT 16.0 FEET...SOME AGRICULTURAL LANDS UNDERWATER.  A FEW RURAL 
  ROADS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS CLOSE AS WATER BACKS UP MINNOW 
  SLOUGH.  HIGH WATER AFFECTS CAMPGROUND AT LEAVERTON PARK IN 
  PALESTINE.  A FEW PRIVATE ROADS NEAR THE GILL TOWNSHIP LEVEE IN 
  SULLIVAN COUNTY MAY FLOOD.  WATER LEVEL IS AT THE TOP OF MOST 
  MAKESHIFT LEVEES.

$$
237 
WGUS83 KIND 171839
FLSIND
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
238 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
WESTERN...

  WABASH RIVER...


.LOWLAND FLOODING CONTINUED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WABASH RIVER
FROM LAFAYETTE TO NEAR VINCENNES.  RAINFALL DURING THE WEEKEND MAY
CAUSE LOWLAND FLOODING ALONG THE WABASH TO EXTEND INTO THE END OF
JUNE.

LOWLAND FLOODING MAY ALSO DEVELOP OTHER RIVERS IN CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN INDIANA FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL OF 2 TO MORE THAN 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING.

FLOODING ALONG THE WABASH RIVER AFFECTED LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND AND
RIVER PARKS THAT HAVE BEEN FLOODED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME
SINCE THE MIDDLE OF APRIL.  A FEW LOCAL ROADS MAY ALSO FLOOD.

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.

&&

INC045-121-157-165-171-181838-
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/LAFI3.1.ER.110616T0239Z.110616T2130Z.110621T0430Z.NO/
238 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  1:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.3 FEET BY 
  MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.
* AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS IN WESTERN 
  PART OF TIPPECANOE COUNTY.

$$

INC045-121-165-171-181300-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0162.000000T0000Z-110618T1300Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.110617T0902Z.110617T1445Z.110618T0100Z.NO/
238 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT COVINGTON.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT  1:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TONIGHT.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  BACKYARD 
  FLOODING OF COTTAGES ON RIGHT BANK STARTS A SHORT DISTANCE UPSTREAM
  OF GAGE.  CRITICAL STAGE OF YOUNG-NEAL LEVEE IS REACHED. 

$$

INC121-165-167-181837-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0163.000000T0000Z-110622T2230Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.110617T0753Z.110621T0600Z.110622T1030Z.NO/
238 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT MONTEZUMA.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT  1:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.5 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 14.0 FEET...SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES OF BOTTOMLANDS ALONG THE RIGHT 
  BANK FROM THE MOUTH OF SUGAR CREEK TO NORTHERN EDGE OF MONTEZUMA 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-171908-
/O.CAN.KIND.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-110622T0700Z/
/HUFI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
238 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE.
* AT  2:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 13.9 FEET 
  TUESDAY EVENING.
* AT 14.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS ALONG WEST BANK ACROSS 
  FROM WATER WORKS, SOUTHWEST VIGO COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CRAWFORD 
  COUNTY, IL. LOW COUNTY ROADS IN THESE AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  OLD 
  DARWIN ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD NEAR DARWIN, IL, AND NORTHEAST CRAWFORD
  COUNTY.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-181837-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0135.000000T0000Z-110623T2000Z/
/HUTI2.1.ER.110619T0000Z.000000T0000Z.110623T0800Z.NO/
238 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...OLD DARWIN ROAD AND A FEW LOW RURAL ROADS BETWEEN 
  YORK AND HUTSONVILLE, ILLINOIS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  AGRICULTURAL 
  FLOODING BEGINS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE RIVER.

$$

ILC033-101-INC083-153-181837-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0136.000000T0000Z-110623T2000Z/
/RVTI3.3.ER.110526T2112Z.110610T0145Z.110623T0800Z.NR/
238 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  2:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.7 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...SOME AGRICULTURAL LANDS UNDERWATER.  A FEW RURAL 
  ROADS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS CLOSE AS WATER BACKS UP MINNOW 
  SLOUGH.  HIGH WATER AFFECTS CAMPGROUND AT LEAVERTON PARK IN 
  PALESTINE.  A FEW PRIVATE ROADS NEAR THE GILL TOWNSHIP LEVEE IN 
  SULLIVAN COUNTY MAY FLOOD.  WATER LEVEL IS AT THE TOP OF MOST 
  MAKESHIFT LEVEES.

$$

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 Jun 15, 11:32 AM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 11:32 AM EDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1132 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

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

&&

.SYNOPSIS...

LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA WILL TRACK WILL TRACK ACROSS
NORTHERN INDIANA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BRINGING AN OCCLUDING
FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS OUR REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.  AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES THURSDAY BRINGING LOW CHANCES OF PRECIP ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR REGION. A FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE MID
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS OUR REGION
THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PLAINS AND EVENTUALLY
OUR WAY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL
RETURN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THIS AFTERNOON/...

EXPANSIVE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO
PRESS EAST OUT OF FAR EASTERN COUNTIES AS OF 15Z. ADDITIONAL
CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED SOUTH OF KIND...AND IN THE VICINITY OF AN
MCV CURRENTLY SKIMMING OUR SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA BORDER.
TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S WITH THE
ABUNDANCE OF CLOUDS AND PRECIP AS OF 15Z.

FOCUS OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS OR SO WILL BE ON THE MCV FEATURE
MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. MESOANALYSIS INDICATING A
NICE AREA OF 50-60KT BL SHEAR AND STRONG LOW LEVEL HELICITIES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FEATURE. WITH THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT
INSTABILITY AND THE PRESENCE OF A WEAK INVERSION THROUGH THE
BOUNDARY LAYER...CONVECTION HAVING A HARD TIME MAINTAINING
CONSISTENT INTENSITY. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AS IT PROGRESSES
EAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

CLEARING SKIES HAVE EXPANDED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND
APPEARS INCREASINGLY LIKELY THAT FILTERED SUNSHINE WILL BEGIN TO
WORK INTO WESTERN COUNTIES BY 18Z. SURFACE HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR
SOME WEAK INSTABILITY TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW AND
ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACH FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER...BL SHEAR AND
LOW LEVEL HELICITY VALUES WILL DECREASE FROM CURRENT LEVELS. DO
EXPECT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY TO OUR WEST
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH STORMS TRACKING INTO THE FORECAST
AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BUT LACK OF
SIGNIFICANT SHEAR AND WEAKER FORCING WILL LIKELY KEEP ANY SEVERE
THREAT ISOLATED/CONDITIONAL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY. BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS TO REACH SEVERE
LEVELS OVER SOUTHERN COUNTIES WHERE GREATEST INSTABILITY LEVELS
WILL RESIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON.

LOWERED TEMPS A FEW DEGREES FOR THE AFTERNOON BASED ON CURRENT
TRENDS. ZONE AND GRID UPDATES OUT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...

FORECAST CHALLENGES DEAL WITH RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE PERIOD.  HAVE
TRENDED TOWARDS A COMBINATION OF THE SREF/ECMWF/GFS. FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY TONIGHT. THEN RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY LATE TONIGHT.  WITH WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SHOULD END MOST PLACES OVERNIGHT AND
WILL LOWER POPS SOME FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST.

MODELS TRACK AND UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES THURSDAY
AND INTO NORTHERN OHIO THURSDAY NIGHT.  THIS MAY BRING LOW CHANCES
OF PRECIP ACROSS OUR NORTH HALF THURSDAY. PREVIOUS FORECAST SEEMS TO
HAVE DECENT HANDLE.  PRECIP COULD LINGER INTO THURSDAY EVENING
ACROSS OUR NORTHEAST.

ON FRIDAY A FRONTAL SYSTEM TO OUR SOUTHWEST WILL BEGIN MOVING OUR
WAY.  HAVE LOWERED RAIN CHANCES A LITTLE ACROSS OUR NORTH THE FRONT
WILL STILL BE WELL TO OUR SOUTHWEST AT THIS TIME. NEW MOS NUMBERS
HAVE TRENDED A LITTLE WARMER.  THEY MIGHT BE A BIT TOO WARM.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...

GUIDANCE IS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH A FRONTAL ZONE STALLED
SOMEWHERE IN THE REGION EARLY IN THE EXTENDED MOVING SLOWLY NORTH
ACROSS OUR REGION MUCH OF THE WEEKEND...WITH A GRADUALLY AMPLIFYING
WESTERN TROUGH/EASTERN RIDGE PATTERN ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES. MAINTAINED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE AREA...ALTHOUGH NO HIGHER THAN A 30
POP...AS UPPER SUPPORT IS MINIMAL. THIS IS LOWER THAN HPC POPS. MAY
BE ABLE TO TRIM POPS LATER IN THE WEEK IF GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO
AMPLIFY RIDGING...AND DISPLACE FRONTAL ZONE TO THE NORTH.

A WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EXTENDED...AND HPC
LOOKED CLOSE ON THIS. 90 DEGREE PLUS READINGS WILL REAPPEAR IN THE
FORECAST AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR THE 151500Z TAF UPDATE/...

CONVECTIVE LINE HAS MOVED EAST OF ALL SITES EXCEPT KIND...AND EVEN
AT KIND PRECIPITATION SHOULD END WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. READJUSTED
AND CLEANED UP FORECASTS TO REMOVE HEAVIER CONVECTION THROUGH
MIDDAY. EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD RETURN TO A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION BY
EARLY AFTERNOON AS BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

PORTIONS OF PREVIOUS 12Z DISCUSSION FOR EXPECTATIONS THIS AFTERNOON/
EVENING FOLLOWS.

PROBABLY A BREAK IN THE CONVECTION MIDDAY INTO THE MID AFTERNOON
HOURS AS THIS MORNING/S SYSTEM PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST. EXPECTING
CONVECTION TO REDEVELOP AFTER 152000Z AHEAD OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM.
CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES QUITE LOW...SO THINK THE POTENTIAL FOR
DIRECT IMPACTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING RATHER HIGH AS WELL.

OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION...CEILINGS AROUND 040 EXPECTED.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JH
NEAR TERM...RYAN
SHORT TERM...JH
LONG TERM....NIELD/JH
AVIATION...JAS/RYAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 11:20 AM EDT, 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1120 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

INZ021-028>031-035>042-046>049-054>057-063>065-071-072-161000-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENDRICKS-MARION-
HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
1120 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. AN
ISOLATED SEVERE STORM REMAINS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND
AGAIN ON TUESDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. HOWEVER WE ARE NOT
EXPECTING AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

INZ043>045-051>053-060>062-067>070-161000-
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-
KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-
1120 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. AN
ISOLATED SEVERE STORM REMAINS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
TODAY.

LOW LAND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LOWER WHITE
AND WABASH RIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. HOWEVER IT IS TOO EARLY TO
TELL WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY OUTBREAKS OF SEVERE WEATHER.

LOW LAND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON A FEW AREAS OF THE LOWER WHITE
AND LOWER WABASH UNTIL THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

&&

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

RYAN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:05 AM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
605 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     HAIL             10 NE SULLIVAN          39.20N 87.28W
06/15/2011  E0.25 INCH       SULLIVAN           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR HAYMERA

&&

JH
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 7:21 AM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
721 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

INZ021-028>030-035-036-043-044-151200-
CARROLL-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-TIPPECANOE-VERMILLION-
WARREN-
721 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLINTON...CARROLL...
FOUNTAIN...MONTGOMERY...PARKE...TIPPECANOE...VERMILLION AND WARREN
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM EDT...

AT 719 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF
WOLCOTT TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF REDMON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CAYUGA AROUND 730 AM EDT...
LODI...VEEDERSBURG...NEWPORT AND DANA AROUND 735 AM EDT...
YEDDO...NEWTOWN AND MELLOTT AROUND 740 AM EDT...
PURDUE UNIVERSITY...WINGATE...WEST LAFAYETTE...SHADELAND...MONTEZUMA
AND KINGMAN AROUND 745 AM EDT...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4070 8637 4061 8637 3986 8692 3987 8701
      3971 8703 3970 8753 4046 8752 4048 8710
      4057 8709 4057 8678 4070 8676
TIME...MOT...LOC 1121Z 271DEG 33KT 4063 8706 3968 8774

RYAN
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 7:54 AM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
754 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

INZ021-029>031-036>038-151245-
BOONE-CARROLL-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-TIPPECANOE-TIPTON-
754 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR CLINTON...CARROLL...WESTERN
BOONE...HOWARD...MONTGOMERY...EASTERN TIPPECANOE AND NORTHWESTERN
TIPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM EDT...

AT 752 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DELPHI TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CRAWFORDSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CRAWFORDSVILLE AND CAMDEN AROUND 800 AM EDT...
ROSSVILLE...MULBERRY...CLARKS HILL...NEW MARKET AND FLORA AROUND 805
AM EDT...
DARLINGTON AROUND 810 AM EDT...
COLFAX AROUND 815 AM EDT...
LADOGA AROUND 820 AM EDT...
THORNTOWN...NEW ROSS...FRANKFORT AND BURLINGTON AROUND 825 AM EDT...

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4074 8653 4070 8652 4070 8638 4057 8636
      4057 8586 4050 8586 4031 8621 3992 8651
      3992 8669 3989 8670 3987 8703 3996 8709
      4004 8709 4057 8678 4074 8675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1154Z 270DEG 26KT 4069 8654 4031 8679
          3992 8703

RYAN
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 8:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
822 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

INZ030-031-037>040-045>048-151315-
BOONE-CLINTON-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HENDRICKS-HOWARD-MADISON-MARION-
PUTNAM-TIPTON-
822 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON...BOONE...
HAMILTON...NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...SOUTHERN HOWARD...
NORTHWESTERN MADISON...MARION...NORTHERN PUTNAM AND TIPTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 915 AM EDT...

AT 819 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
KOKOMO TO GREENCASTLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
STILESVILLE...SHARPSVILLE...PITTSBORO AND AMO AROUND 830 AM EDT...
GREENTOWN...WHITESTOWN...SHERIDAN...DANVILLE AND CLAYTON AROUND 835
AM EDT...
ZIONSVILLE...WINDFALL...TIPTON AND BROWNSBURG AROUND 840 AM EDT...
MORSE RESERVOIR AROUND 845 AM EDT...

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4049 8586 4038 8585 4038 8558 4033 8558
      3964 8604 3960 8695 3987 8673 3987 8669
      3992 8669 4048 8625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1222Z 268DEG 40KT 4041 8617 3968 8675

RYAN
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 9:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
914 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

INZ047>049-055>057-063>065-151415-
BARTHOLOMEW-BROWN-DECATUR-HANCOCK-HENRY-JOHNSON-MARION-RUSH-SHELBY-
914 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DECATUR...NORTHERN
BROWN...NORTHERN BARTHOLOMEW...HANCOCK...SOUTHERN HENRY...JOHNSON...
EASTERN MARION...RUSH AND SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM EDT...

AT 912 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAWRENCE TO
GREENWOOD TO 10 MILES NORTH OF NASHVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PEOGA...BOGGSTOWN...PRINCES LAKES AND NEW PALESTINE AROUND 920 AM
EDT...
SPRING LAKE AND FAIRLAND AROUND 925 AM EDT...
MARIETTA...GREENFIELD AND EDINBURGH AROUND 930 AM EDT...
SHELBYVILLE AND MORRISTOWN AROUND 935 AM EDT...
WILKINSON...MANILLA AND FLAT ROCK AROUND 940 AM EDT...

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3979 8521 3978 8530 3950 8529 3929 8549
      3930 8634 3934 8631 3934 8625 3941 8625
      3958 8610 3987 8604 3991 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1313Z 270DEG 39KT 3983 8600 3958 8602
          3934 8623

RYAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 7:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDCarroll, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion and 1 more39 min
Jun 15, 7:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Montgomery51 min
Jun 15, 8:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Marion, Putnam and 1 more53 min
Jun 15, 9:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur, Hancock, Johnson, Rush, Shelby61 min
Jun 15, 11:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren71 hr
Jun 15, 11:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo5 days
Jun 15, 11:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo51 hr
Jun 15, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Knox50 min
Jun 15, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox, Sullivan40 min

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River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2011Every river flood warning in 2011

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.