Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2011, 11:49 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 24 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2011, 11:49 PM EDT (03:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 11:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 4:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fort Wayne, IN | SEVERAL ROADS IN THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE HAD WATER ON THEM. AT LEAST 3 ROADS WERE CLOSED TO DUE HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 1430 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1362 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 8.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
604
WGUS53 KIWX 260349
FFWIWX
INC003-033-069-179-261545-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0011.110526T0349Z-110526T01545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1149 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
NORTHERN WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT
* AT 1139 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11
MILES NORTH OF ANDREWS TO 19 MILES SOUTH OF BANQUO...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF NORTH MANCHESTER TO
FAIRMOUNT...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...
HUNTINGTON...
OSSIAN...
NEW HAVEN AND FORT WAYNE...
MARKLE...
WOODBURN...
GRABILL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MAJOR TO NEAR RECORD FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THE LITTLE RIVER AT
HUNTINGTON BY DAYBREAK. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY
ALONG SPY RUN CREEK IN FORT WAYNE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKE IN THE WARNED
AREA THROUGH 2 AM EDT.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4067 8563 4088 8563 4101 8535 4139 8480
4111 8480 4093 8502 4093 8508 4088 8508
4067 8534
$$2 follow-up statements
579
WGUS73 KIWX 260639
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
239 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
INC003-033-069-179-261545-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110526T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DE KALB IN-ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN-
239 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT FOR
NORTHERN WELLS...HUNTINGTON...ALLEN AND SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
.RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
COMBINED WITH SATURATED GROUNDS HAS CAUSED A RAPID INCREASE IN WATER
LEVELS IN MANY STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. PERSONS WHO LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FLOOD STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING
OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4067 8563 4088 8563 4101 8535 4139 8480
4111 8480 4093 8502 4093 8508 4088 8508
4067 8534
$$
SW246
WGUS73 KIWX 261541
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1141 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
INC003-033-069-179-261550-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110526T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DE KALB IN-ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN-
1141 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
WELLS...HUNTINGTON...ALLEN AND SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST INDIANA...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATED
THAT THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGER STORMS COULD CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4067 8563 4088 8563 4101 8535 4139 8480
4111 8480 4093 8502 4093 8508 4088 8508
4067 8534
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington | 30 min |
| May 25, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams | 27 min |
| May 25, 8:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Grant | 10 hr |
| May 25, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Pulaski, White | 54 min |
| May 25, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Grant, Miami, Wabash | 62 min |
| May 25, 11:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Grant, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami and 4 more | 12 hr |
| May 25, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 37 min |
| May 25, 11:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Jay, Wells | 16 min |
| May 26, 12:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Jay | 24 min |
| May 26, 12:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Jay, Wells | 11 hr |
| May 26, 12:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Whitley | 10 hr |
| May 26, 2:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 32 hr |
| May 26, 4:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 28 hr | |
| May 26, 7:30 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 35 hr | |
| May 26, 10:05 AM EDT | River Flood Watch | IWX | Carroll, White | 36 hr |
| May 26, 12:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wabash | 58 hr |
| May 26, 12:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 9 days |
| May 26, 12:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, Pulaski, White | 8 days |
| May 26, 12:17 PM EDT | River Flood Watch | IWX | Elkhart | 23 hr |
| May 26, 2:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington and 1 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.