Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2011, 1:24 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2011, 1:24 AM EDT (05:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2011, 7:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Blackford County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:24 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 2855 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 994 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
978
WGUS53 KIWX 240524
FFWIWX
INC009-053-069-179-240830-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0023.110724T0524Z-110724T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
124 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
NORTHERN BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 430 AM EDT
* AT 123 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
DILLMAN TO 16 MILES WEST OF WARREN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
10 MILES SOUTH OF BLUFFTON TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WABASH...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PLUM
TREE...BUCKEYE...ROCKFORD...MOUNT ZION...LIBERTY CENTER...WELLSBURG
AND PONETO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 1.5 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAD FALLEN QUICKLY OVER THE LAST 75 MINUTES. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA
THROUGH 230 AM EDT AND WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS.
PERSONS LIVING ALONG BLACK...OWL...PRAIRIE...SCUFFLE...AND ROCK
CREEK SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLASH FLOODING
BE OBSERVED.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8548 4068 8551 4081 8524 4052 8519
4051 8520 4049 8520
$$3 follow-up statements
214
WGUS73 KIWX 240728
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
328 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011
INC009-053-069-179-240830-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110724T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN-GRANT IN-BLACKFORD IN-
328 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EDT FOR
NORTHERN BLACKFORD...NORTHEASTERN GRANT...SOUTHWESTERN WELLS AND
SOUTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTIES...
ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...EXCESSIVE
RUNOFF FROM WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO
PROMOTE FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND IN LOW LYING
AREAS ESPECIALLY ALONG A LINE FROM MCNATTS TO MONTPELIER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8548 4068 8551 4081 8524 4052 8519
4051 8520 4049 8520
$$977
WGUS53 KIWX 240816
FFWIWX
INC009-053-069-179-241130-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110724T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
416 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
NORTHERN BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 730 AM EDT
* AT 411 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER FLOWING
OVER STATE ROAD 3 ONE MILE NORTH OF THE WELLS...BLACKFORD COUNTY
LINE. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS ESPECIALLY ALONG A LINE FROM
MCNATTS TO MONTPELIER.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KEYSTONE...
MCNATTS...WELLSBURG...ROCKFORD...MOUNT ZION...LIBERTY CENTER...
DILLMAN...PONETO...BUCKEYE AND WARREN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8548 4068 8551 4081 8524 4052 8519
4051 8520 4049 8520
$$259
WGUS73 KIWX 241134
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
734 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011
INC009-053-069-179-241143-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110724T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN-GRANT IN-BLACKFORD IN-
734 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHERN BLACKFORD...
NORTHEASTERN GRANT...SOUTHWESTERN WELLS AND SOUTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON
COUNTIES...
LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED. THEREFORE...THE
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT WITH HEAVY RAIN A THREAT
ONCE AGAIN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4056 8548 4068 8551 4081 8524 4052 8519
4051 8520 4049 8520
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 12:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski, Starke, White | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 5:28 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.