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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Northern Indiana

July 19, 2012Berrien County, Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; 5 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2012, 6:22 AM EDT for Berrien County, Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 15 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: Jul 19, 2012, 6:22 AM EDT (10:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2012, 9:15 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, LaPorte County, IN, Noble County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Berrien County, MI, Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 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, 6:45 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.02	2 Sw La Porte, IN
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.53	2 Nne Wakarusa, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.55	1 Nne Watervliet, MI	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.77	1 Ssw Michigan City, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.95	7 W Goshen, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.95	New Carlisle, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.04	New Buffalo, MI	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.17	Kingsbury, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.53	4 Ese Wanatah, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.61	4 Nnw Nappanee, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.7	6 N La Porte, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jul 19, 7:30 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.92	4 W Roseland, IN
Jul 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.57	4 Se Goshen, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL THROUGH 8 AM
Jul 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.83	4 Nw South Bend, IN	24 HOUR TOTAL THROUGH 8 AM
Jul 19, 9:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.9	4 Sw Mishawaka, IN

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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 253 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

098 
WGUS53 KIWX 191022
FFWIWX
INC039-087-091-113-141-MIC021-027-149-191315-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0008.120719T1022Z-120719T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
622 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ELKHART COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  LAGRANGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  NORTHWESTERN NOBLE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
  BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 915 AM EDT/815 AM CDT/

* AT 518 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF HESSTON...OR 12
  MILES NORTHEAST OF LA PORTE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HUDSON LAKE...STEVENSVILLE...NEW CARLISLE...GALIEN...BARODA...
  GLENDORA...WALKERTON...FAIR PLAIN...BENTON HARBOR...DAYTON...BENTON
  HEIGHTS...NORTH LIBERTY...CRUMSTOWN...RIVERSIDE...LAKE MICHIGAN
  BEACH...CHAIN-O-LAKES...LYDICK...SODUS...BUCHANAN...MILLBURG...
  BERRIEN SPRINGS...SPINKS CORNERS...COLOMA...EAU CLAIRE...PAW PAW
  LAKE...WATERVLIET...LAKEVILLE...SOUTH BEND...BERTRAND...ROSELAND...
  NILES...GULIVOIRE PARK...INDIAN VILLAGE...GEORGETOWN...INDIAN
  LAKE...SUMNERVILLE...SANDY BEACH...DEWEY LAKE...BARRON LAKE...
  POKAGON...MAGICIAN LAKE...WOODLAND...MISHAWAKA...WYATT...GRANGER...
  DOWAGIAC...DAILEY...EDWARDSBURG...OSCEOLA...LA GRANGE...EAGLE
  LAKE...JIMTOWN...CASSOPOLIS...WAKARUSA...LOCKE...ADAMSVILLE...JUNO
  LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...NAPPANEE...SIMONTON LAKE...ELKHART...PENN...
  CALVIN CENTER...SOUTHWEST...VANDALIA...FORAKER...DUNLAP...PARADISE
  LAKE...DONNELL LAKE...WAKELEE...UNION...SHAVEHEAD LAKE...GOSHEN...
  MARCELLUS...WATERFORD MILLS...BRISTOL...NEW PARIS...JONES...
  MOTTVILLE...COREY LAKE...BENTON...CLEAR LAKE...HOWARDSVILLE...
  MIDDLEBURY...MILLERSBURG...FLOWERFIELD...CONSTANTINE...MOORE
  PARK...WHITE PIGEON...THREE RIVERS...HONEYVILLE...LIGONIER...
  FISHERS LAKE...SHIPSHEWANA...SCOTT...KLINGER LAKE...EMMA...
  CENTREVILLE...TOPEKA...WASEPI...MENDON...COSPERVILLE...NOTTAWA...
  EDDY...STURGIS...HOWE...LAGRANGE...OLIVER LAKE...ONTARIO...
  FINDLEY...FAIRFAX...LEONIDAS...FAWN RIVER...COLON...PLATO...BURR
  OAK AND BRIGHTON

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP
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 4225 8623 4208 8622 4207 8530 4176 8530
      4175 8522 4145 8545 4144 8604 4145 8607
      4149 8607 4149 8647 4144 8648 4144 8665
      4129 8679 4125 8693 4172 8695 4192 8661
      4225 8637

$$

1 follow-up statement

724 
WGUS73 KIWX 191311
FFSIWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
911 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

INC039-087-091-113-141-MIC021-027-149-191320-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120719T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ELKHART IN-ST. JOSEPH IN-LA PORTE IN-LAGRANGE IN-NOBLE IN-BERRIEN MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-CASS MI-
911 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 915 AM EDT/815 AM CDT/ FOR
CASS...ST. JOSEPH...BERRIEN...NORTHWESTERN NOBLE...LAGRANGE...LA
PORTE...ST. JOSEPH AND ELKHART 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 4225 8623 4208 8622 4207 8530 4176 8530
      4175 8522 4145 8545 4144 8604 4145 8607
      4149 8607 4149 8647 4144 8648 4144 8665
      4129 8679 4125 8693 4172 8695 4192 8661
      4225 8637

$$


FISHER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 11:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Berrien	62 min
Jul 19, 1:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Saint Joseph	60 min
Jul 19, 2:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Branch	57 min
Jul 19, 6:03 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	IWX		34 hr
Jul 18, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Steuben	57 min
Jul 18, 10:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	IWX		115 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, 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, 5:53 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb	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, 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.