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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2012, 5:53 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio; Allen County, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 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
- Jul 19, 2012, 5:53 AM EDT (09:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2012, 8:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Defiance County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.22 | 5 Sw Fort Wayne, IN | 24 HOUR TOTAL THROUGH 8 AM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
230
WGUS53 KIWX 190953
FFWIWX
INC003-033-OHC039-125-161-171-191245-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0007.120719T0953Z-120719T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
553 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
EASTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
SOUTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
* UNTIL 845 AM EDT
* AT 550 AM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN
FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ANGOLA TO 10 MILES
NORTH OF FORT WAYNE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF HUNTINGTON...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CONCORD...BUTLER...YODER...GRABILL...SPENCERVILLE...SAINT JOE...NEW
HAVEN...HESSEN CASSEL...NEWVILLE...CUBA...BLAKESLEE...HARLAN...
POE...EDGERTON...GEORGETOWN...MIDDLETOWN...MAPLES...HOAGLAND...
HICKSVILLE...MELBERN...WOODBURN...ZULU...TILLMAN...HALLOCK...
WILLIAMS CENTER...TOWNLEY...FARMER...ANTWERP...MONROEVILLE...
BRYAN...PULASKI...MARK CENTER...MCGILL...PAYNE...DIXON...NEY...
CECIL...SHERWOOD...STRYKER...WORSTVILLE...THE BEND...BRICETON...
TIPTON...PAULDING...EVANSPORT...LATTY...BROUGHTON...HAVILAND...
BRUNERSBURG...SCOTT...CAVETT...DEFIANCE...CHARLOE...JEWELL...
INDEPENDENCE...GROVER HILL...ARTHUR...MELROSE...OAKWOOD...ROSELMS
AND WETZEL
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 4093 8442 4093 8528 4154 8485 4153 8439
4149 8433 4142 8433 4142 8422
$$1 follow-up statement
793
WGUS73 KIWX 191242
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
842 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
INC003-033-OHC039-125-161-171-191250-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120719T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DE KALB IN-ALLEN IN-VAN WERT OH-PAULDING OH-DEFIANCE OH-WILLIAMS OH-
842 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WILLIAMS...DEFIANCE...PAULDING...NORTHERN VAN WERT...ALLEN AND
EASTERN DE KALB COUNTIES...
WHILE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY LINGERING
THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
IF YOU HAVE FLOODING TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4093 8442 4093 8528 4154 8485 4153 8439
4149 8433 4142 8433 4142 8422
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton, Williams | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton, Williams | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Van Wert | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 115 min | |
| Jul 18, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 62 min |
| Jul 19, 12:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 64 min |
| Jul 19, 12:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 57 min |
| Jul 19, 1:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Noble, Whitley | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 2:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben | 57 min |
| Jul 19, 4:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 5:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble and 4 more | 115 min |
| Jul 19, 6:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaGrange, LaPorte, Noble, Saint Joseph | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 61 min |
| Jul 19, 3:28 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 31 hr | |
| Jul 19, 6:03 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 34 hr | |
| Jul 19, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.