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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 16, 20124 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Aug 16, 2012, 6:15 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 16, 2012, 6:15 PM EDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Clay County, IN, Greene County, IN, Owen County, IN, Sullivan County, IN

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 167 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 817 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -262 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Aug 16, 6:12 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 6:12 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 5:59 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
559 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

INZ021-028>031-035>049-171000-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-
559 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME
SEVERE...WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA.

HAZARDS: DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION: NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

OUTLOOK: HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT RESULTING
IN DRY WEATHER.

DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF CENTRAL INDIANA FRIDAY
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

&&

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

INZ051>057-060>065-067>072-171000-
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-
BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
JENNINGS-
559 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME
SEVERE...WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA.

HAZARDS: DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION: NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT.
THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

OUTLOOK: HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT RESULTING
IN DRY WEATHER.

DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF CENTRAL INDIANA FRIDAY
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT.

&&

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

KOCH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 5:37 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
537 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

0529 PM     HAIL             SPENCER                 39.29N  86.77W
08/16/2012  E0.50 INCH       OWEN               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER IND1200628

BHH

Local storm report, Aug 16, 5:40 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
540 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

0535 PM     HAIL             4 W SPENCER             39.29N  86.84W
08/16/2012  E1.00 INCH       OWEN               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER COVERING ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTH...ABLE TO DRIVE
            THROUGH FINE

&&

EVENT NUMBER IND1200629

BHH

Local storm report, Aug 16, 5:55 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
555 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND GST     TERRE HAUTE             39.47N  87.38W
08/16/2012  M51 MPH          VIGO               IN   ASOS

&&

EVENT NUMBER IND1200630

BHH

Local storm report, Aug 16, 6:05 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
605 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

0603 PM     HAIL             4 S BRAZIL              39.47N  87.12W
08/16/2012  E0.50 INCH       CLAY               IN   STATE OFFICIAL

            STATE POLICE REPORTS HAIL AT MILE MARKER 23 ON I-70

&&

EVENT NUMBER IND1200631

DRT

Local storm report, Aug 16, 6:07 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
607 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2012

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

0607 PM     TSTM WND GST     CARLISLE                38.96N  87.40W
08/16/2012  E60 MPH          SULLIVAN           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER IND1200632

DRT

Local storm report, Aug 16, 6:10 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 16, 11:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe, Warren	45 min
Aug 16, 11:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Howard and 4 more	56 min
Aug 16, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	62 min
Aug 16, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion	27 min
Aug 16, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Vermillion, Vigo	46 min
Aug 16, 4:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Warren	3 hr
Aug 16, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo	46 min
Aug 16, 5:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	3 hr
Aug 16, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan	48 min
Aug 16, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe and 1 more	51 min
Aug 16, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox, Lawrence, Martin	48 min
Aug 16, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe	47 min
Aug 16, 7:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	4 hr
Aug 16, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jackson	43 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2012 Every areal flood warning in 2012

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.