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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2011, 2:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana; 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 3 hr. 7 reports 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, 2:47 PM EDT (18:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Wells County, IN, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Williams County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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 25, 2:52 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Hicksville, OH | WATER AFFECTING HICKSVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. SANDBAGGING UNDERWAY WITH WATER INTO LAB AREAS. |
| May 25, 3:58 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Wallen, IN | 3 FEET OF STANDING WATER IN 15000 BLOCK OF WORTH RD. |
| May 25, 4:00 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.39 | 5 Sw Fort Wayne, IN | 2.39 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE DAY SO FAR. |
| May 25, 4:35 PM EDT | FLOOD | Fort Wayne, IN | STANDING WATER AT TAYLOR AND HENRIETTA STREETS IN FORT WAYNE. ESTIMATED DEPTH IS 3 INCHES. |
| May 25, 4:55 PM EDT | FLOOD | Fort Wayne, IN | 6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON WEST JEFFERSON BLVD IN THE TURN LANES AT THE ENTRANCE TO LUTHERAN HOSPITAL COMPLEX. MAIN LANES HAVE 2 INCHES OF WATER ON THEM. |
| May 25, 5:09 PM EDT | FLOOD | New Haven, IN | 6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON ADAMS CENTER ROAD JUST SOUTH OF US390 IN NEW HAVEN. |
| May 25, 5:14 PM EDT | FLOOD | 2 W Woodburn, IN | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD. STORM RAINFALL TOTAL AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 2.75 INCHES. |
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 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
891
WGUS53 KIWX 251847
FFWIWX
INC001-003-033-179-OHC039-051-069-125-171-252145-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0008.110525T1847Z-110525T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
247 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
NORTHEASTERN WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
SOUTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
WESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP
AND TRACK NORTHEAST FROM NORTHERN WELLS COUNTY INTO EASTERN ALLEN
COUNTY INDIANA. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 3
INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL TRACK INTO
PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TILLMAN...TOWNLEY...ZULU...MCGILL...EDGERTON...LEO-CEDARVILLE...
WOODBURN...CUBA...GRABILL...HARLAN...PAYNE...WORSTVILLE...
GEORGETOWN...SPENCERVILLE...ANTWERP...CONCORD...SAINT JOE...
HICKSVILLE...NEWVILLE...CECIL...MARK CENTER...SHERWOOD...THE
BEND...FARMER...WILLIAMS CENTER...NEY...MELBERN...BRYAN...
HALLOCK...EVANSPORT...PULASKI...MONTPELIER...WEST JEFFERSON AND
STRYKER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
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 4099 8477 4099 8480 4096 8480 4081 8497
4100 8534 4163 8459 4148 8422
$$2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KIWX 252013
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
413 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC001-003-033-179-OHC039-051-069-125-171-252145-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110525T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DE KALB IN-ALLEN IN-ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-HENRY OH-PAULDING OH-
DEFIANCE OH-WILLIAMS OH-FULTON OH-
413 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WELLS...NORTHWESTERN ADAMS...ALLEN AND SOUTHEASTERN DE
KALB COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON...
SOUTHERN WILLIAMS...DEFIANCE AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST OHIO...AND WESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
OHIO...
AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER
REPORTED CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING AND
TRACKING FROM NORTHERN WELLS COUNTY INTO MUCH OF DEFIANCE COUNTY
OHIO. NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF WATER FLOWING OR
COVERING ROADS FROM FORT WAYNE INTO MUCH OF DEFIANCE COUNTY. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM NORTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA INTO
MUCH OF DEFIANCE COUNTY WHERE 1 TO LOCALLY OVER 3 INCHES HAS
OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA...RESULTING IN CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING OF LOW
AREAS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TILLMAN...
ZULU...TOWNLEY...MCGILL...LEO-CEDARVILLE...EDGERTON...WOODBURN...
CUBA...GRABILL...HARLAN...PAYNE...WORSTVILLE...GEORGETOWN...
SPENCERVILLE...ANTWERP...CONCORD...SAINT JOE...HICKSVILLE...
NEWVILLE...CECIL...MARK CENTER...SHERWOOD...THE BEND...FARMER...
WILLIAMS CENTER...MELBERN...NEY...BRYAN...HALLOCK...EVANSPORT...
PULASKI...MONTPELIER...WEST JEFFERSON AND STRYKER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
700 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4099 8477 4099 8480 4096 8480 4081 8497
4100 8534 4163 8459 4148 8422
$$276
WGUS73 KIWX 252146
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
546 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
INC001-003-033-179-OHC039-051-069-125-171-252155-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110525T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DE KALB IN-ALLEN IN-ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-HENRY OH-PAULDING OH-
DEFIANCE OH-WILLIAMS OH-FULTON OH-
546 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHEASTERN WELLS...
NORTHWESTERN ADAMS...ALLEN AND SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST INDIANA...AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON...SOUTHERN WILLIAMS...
DEFIANCE AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
AND WESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT WAS
REPLACED EARLIER WITH A NEW FLASH FLOOD WARNING. THE THREAT FOR
FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WARNING AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
700 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4099 8477 4099 8480 4096 8480 4081 8497
4100 8534 4163 8459 4148 8422
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, White | 59 min |
| May 25, 12:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, White | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 22 min |
| May 25, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 30 min |
| May 25, 9:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 24 min |
| May 25, 9:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 95 min | |
| May 25, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph and 1 more | 24 min |
| May 25, 10:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke, White | 29 min |
| May 25, 10:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Allen, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Wells and 1 more | 24 min |
| May 25, 11:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Kosciusko, Marshall and 5 more | 60 min |
| May 25, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash | 29 min |
| May 25, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Wabash, Whitley | 27 min |
| May 25, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Whitley | 32 min |
| May 25, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb | 34 min |
| May 25, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Whitley | 38 min |
| May 25, 1:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 14 hr |
| May 25, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley | 62 min |
| May 25, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 29 min |
| May 25, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells | 57 min |
| May 25, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Wells | 24 min |
| May 25, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 29 min |
| May 25, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington | 26 min |
| May 25, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, Wells | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Jay, Wells | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 21 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 5 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 7 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 9 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 6 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 52 hr |
| May 25, 6:19 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 10 days |
| May 25, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 32 min |
| May 25, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 42 min |
| May 25, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 65 min |
| May 25, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton, Henry | 25 min |
| May 25, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 25 min |
| May 25, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams | 51 min |
| May 25, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams | 60 min |
| May 25, 3:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Henry, Putnam | 33 min |
| May 25, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Henry, Putnam | 28 min |
| May 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 42 min |
| May 25, 5:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen, Putnam, Van Wert | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton, Henry | 26 min |
| May 25, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Henry, Putnam, Van Wert | 39 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry | 7 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Williams | 10 days |
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.