Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at May 7, 2012, 5:34 AM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 4 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
- May 7, 2012, 5:34 AM EDT (09:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2012, 9:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Noble County, IN, Steuben County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2584 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
065
WGUS53 KIWX 070934
FFWIWX
INC033-039-087-113-151-071330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0003.120507T0934Z-120507T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
534 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
NORTHWESTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
SOUTHERN LAGRANGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
NORTHERN NOBLE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
SOUTHWESTERN STEUBEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 930 AM EDT
* AT 523 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. MORE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 700 AM
EDT... WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SEDAN...
MOORE...FAIRFIELD CENTER...ASHLEY...STEUBENVILLE...HUDSON...
HELMER...WATERLOO...HAMILTON...CORUNNA...LISBON...COSPERVILLE...
BRIMFIELD...WOLCOTTVILLE...EDDY...ROME CITY...LIGONIER...
KENDALLVILLE......WOODRUFF...STROH...INDIANOLA...ELMIRA...
TOPEKA...BENTON AND MILLERSBURG
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4138 8491 4143 8566 4145 8566 4145 8581
4154 8579 4163 8490
$$2 follow-up statements
339
WGUS73 KIWX 071137
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
737 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012
INC033-039-087-113-151-071330-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120507T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ELKHART IN-LAGRANGE IN-STEUBEN IN-NOBLE IN-DE KALB IN-
737 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DE KALB...NORTHERN NOBLE...SOUTHWESTERN STEUBEN...
SOUTHERN LAGRANGE AND SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART COUNTIES...
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COSPERVILLE...FAIRFIELD CENTER... ASHLEY...
STEUBENVILLE...HUDSON...HELMER...HAMILTON...EDDY...ROME CITY...
WOODRUFF... STROH... INDIANOLA... ELMIRA...TOPEKA...BENTON AND
MILLERSBURG.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT OVER 3 INCHES
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER SOME ROADWAYS IN THE AREA. OCCASIONAL
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO HALF INCH POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4138 8491 4143 8566 4145 8566 4145 8581
4154 8579 4163 8490
$$069
WGUS73 KIWX 071328
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
928 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012
INC033-039-087-113-151-071336-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120507T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ELKHART IN-LAGRANGE IN-STEUBEN IN-NOBLE IN-DE KALB IN-
928 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 930 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
DE KALB...NORTHERN NOBLE...SOUTHWESTERN STEUBEN...SOUTHERN LAGRANGE
AND SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART COUNTIES...
AT 925 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE LAST EVENING
ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THIS MORNING ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. NO
ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. HOWEVER...THE
COMBINATION OF THE RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND ADDITIONAL RAIN THIS
MORNING WILL LEAD TO CONTINUE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4138 8491 4143 8566 4145 8566 4145 8581
4154 8579 4163 8490
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski, White | 64 min |
| May 7, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 24 min |
| May 7, 4:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | White | 4 hr |
| May 7, 4:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 34 min |
| May 7, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Jay | 53 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.