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River Flood Statement 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 31, 2013Carroll County, Tippecanoe County, White County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood statement at May 31, 2013, 12:00 PM EDT for Carroll County, Tippecanoe County, White County, Indiana. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2013, 12:00 PM EDT (16:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2013, 12:00 PM EDT
In force
6 days
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carroll County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, White County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Tippecanoe River at Oakdale Dam (MCXI3).

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

393 
WGUS63 KIND 311600
FFAIND
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1200 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

  TIPPECANOE RIVER...

.LOWLAND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE TIPPECANOE RIVER 
DOWNSTREAM OF OAKDALE DAM IN CARROLL COUNTY.  RIVER FLOW FORECASTS
BASED ON EXPECTED RAINFALL THROUGH SATURDAY INDICATED THE FLOW FROM
OAKDALE DAM WILL EXCEED 10,000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND ON SUNDAY. HIGH
WATER FLOW FROM OAKDALE DAM MAY AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE 
RIVER IN CARROLL...WHITE AND TIPPECANOE COUNTIES.

RAINFALL...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 2 INCHES...IS EXPECTED IN NORTH 
CENTRAL INDIANA BY SUNDAY MORNING.  FLOWS FROM OAKDALE DAM ON MAY 28
EXCEEDED 7,000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS...RECREATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO 
HIGH RIVER LEVELS.  MONITOR CONDITIONS UNTIL WATER LEVELS DECREASE 
SIGNIFICANTLY.  MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ANY FLOODED ROADS.  TURN 
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.  KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS.

FOR DETAILED FLOOD INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV/IND ON THE WEB.  
FROM THE BLUE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE...CLICK ON RIVERS
AND LAKES.

&&

INC015-157-181-312200-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.S.0001.130531T1600Z-000000T0000Z/
/MCXI3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1200 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WATCH FOR 
  THE TIPPECANOE RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF OAKDALE DAM.
* AT 12 PM FRIDAY THE FLOW WAS...2330 CFS.
* FLOOD FLOW IS 13,000 CFS.
* LOWLAND FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH FLOWS FROM OAKDALE DAM BETWEEN 9,000
  AND 13,000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND.  LOW AGRICULTURAL LANDS...RIVER 
  PARKS AND A FEW LOCAL ROADS MAY FLOOD ALONG PORTIONS OF THE RIVER.

&&

LAT...LON 4066 8677 4060 8678 4051 8682 4049 8676
      4059 8673 4066 8674             

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 8:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMartin33 min
May 30, 8:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess24 min
May 30, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Greene28 min
May 30, 11:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo46 min
May 31, 12:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain, Vermillion31 min
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Owen5 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike5 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike4 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox5 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe, White4 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren6 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren8 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo9 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo8 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo10 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan10 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan11 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox3 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox, Posey5 days
May 31, 11:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene3 days
May 31, 12:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WatchINDCarroll, Tippecanoe, White14 days
May 31, 3:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchINDClay, Daviess, Fountain, Greene, Knox, Martin and 9 more33 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.