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River Flood Warning 180, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Jun 13, 2013, 11:26 AM EDT for Knox County, Sullivan County, Indiana; Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 15, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2013, 11:26 AM EDT (15:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 15, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2013, 1:24 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Crawford County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Knox County, IN, Sullivan County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Wabash River near Hutsonville (HUTI2).
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03341910, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 13, 10:29 AM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 10:29 AM EDT, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1029 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 .UPDATE... AVIATION SECTION UPDATED && .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 923 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND DOMINATE THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THAT/S WHEN THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO AFFECT CENTRAL INDIANA. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE IN THE FORECAST FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. FURTHER OUT...A DRY FORECAST WILL RETURN NEXT TUESDAY WHEN RIDGING ESTABLISHES ITSELF OVER THE AREA ONCE AGAIN. TEMPS WILL START OUT BELOW NORMAL...BUT SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .NEAR TERM /REST OF TODAY/... ISSUED AT 920 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 CENTRAL INDIANA JUST ABOUT ALL DRY AS OF THIS HOUR AS STRONG SUBSIDENCE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN HIGHS ONLY IN THE MID 70S TO LOW 80S TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH THE DAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... ISSUED AT 332 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. AS A RESULT...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THAT/S WHEN THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO ENTER CENTRAL INDIANA. THE EURO IS CURRENTLY A TAD FASTER THAN BOTH THE GFS AND NAM WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SYSTEM. THE BEST COMPROMISE FOR NOW SEEMED TO BE TO HOLD OFF ON PRECIP UNTIL SAT 18Z...AND THEN INCREASE TO LIKELY POPS AFTER SUN 00Z WHEN ISENTROPIC LIFT REALLY STRENGTHENS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL WARMING TREND THROUGH ENTIRE SHORT TERM PERIOD THAT MODELS HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON. AS A RESULT...STUCK CLOSE TO ALLBLEND. THIS PUTS HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S/LOW 80S AND INCREASES OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM THE MID 50S TONIGHT TO UPPER 60S BY SATURDAY NIGHT. INCREASED CLOUD COVER ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL PREVENT RADIATIONAL COOLING. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... ISSUED AT 240 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH PLACEMENT OF THE CENTER OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SET TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA OVER THE FIRST HALF OR SO OF THE EXTENDED. MODELS AND ENSEMBLES SIMILAR IN SLIDING THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA MONDAY NIGHT WITH A TRAILING UPPER TROUGH DROPPING THROUGH TUESDAY. MOISTURE INCREASING OFF THE GULF AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH LESSER POPS TUESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH. ALLBLEND HANDLED THIS WELL BUT SEEMED TO HOLD ONTO SMALL POPS TOO LONG TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY CONSIDERING HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BE IN CHARGE. THUS...PULLED POPS AFTER TUESDAY PER COORDINATION WITH LOT. REGIONAL INITIALIZATION TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL IN THE UPPER 70S NORTH FAR NORTH TO THE MID 80S SOUTH LOOK REASONABLE. && .AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR THE 131500Z IND TAF UPDATE/... MVFR CIGS BECOMING VFR IN THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS. VISIBLE SATELLITE PICTURES SHOW BAND OF SC ACRS THE TAF SITES DIVING SOUTHWARD AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS BUILDS INTO THE AREA. MVFR CIGS SHOULD ONLY LAST 2-3 MORE HOURS AS THE SC BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW TO THE EAST DEPARTS THE AREA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT CONVECTIVE TEMPS SHOULD BE REACHED THIS AFTERNOON AND VFR BKN CIGS AROUND 4000FT WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN OUR EXPECTED CCL/S. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW ISSUED AT 655 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 MVFR CEILINGS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE VFR CONDITIONS RETURN AFTER 15Z. BASED ON RADAR TRENDS...LEFT VCTS IN AT IND THROUGH 13Z...OTHERWISE NO MENTION NEEDED AT THE OTHER SITES. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE NEAR AN IND-BMG BY ISSUANCE TIME...SO WENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS THROUGH 02Z AND THEN NORTH LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SMF/TDUD NEAR TERM...SMF SHORT TERM...TDUD LONG TERM....MK AVIATION...MK/JP VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 9:16 AM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 916 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-141330- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 916 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: LOCALIZED FLOODING. HAZARDS: FLOODING. TIMING: THROUGH MAINLY LATE MORNING. DISCUSSION: HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OCCURRING SUNDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE BUT LIGHTNING IS A HAZARD IN ALL THUNDERSTORMS. DISCUSSION: LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EAST THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE AREA. THIS SHOULD HELP TRIGGER MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE)
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDT, 44 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 13, 10:45 AM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1045 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE KOKOMO 40.43N 86.08W
06/13/2013 HOWARD IN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
&&
DRTLocal storm report, Jun 13, 10:48 AM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1048 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NE LAFAYETTE 40.49N 86.77W
06/12/2013 TIPPECANOE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWNED NEAR BUCK CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. TREE
DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED IN COLBURN NEARBY BUCK CREEK.
&&
DRTLocal storm report, Jun 13, 10:50 AM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1050 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 AM TSTM WND DMG 9 SSW SHELBYVILLE 39.40N 85.84W
06/13/2013 SHELBY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWNED NEAR CR150W AND CR900S.
&&
DRTLocal storm report, Jun 13, 10:51 AM EDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1051 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NE LAFAYETTE 40.49N 86.77W
06/12/2013 TIPPECANOE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWNED NEAR BUCK CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. TREE
DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED IN COLBURN NEARBY BUCK CREEK.
1104 PM TSTM WND DMG ROSSVILLE 40.42N 86.60W
06/12/2013 CLINTON IN STORM CHASER
TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS. ALONG HWY 421. 6 IN DIAMTER.
REPORT VIA TWITTER.
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 WNW KOKOMO 40.53N 86.31W
06/12/2013 HOWARD IN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
1126 PM HAIL DELPHI 40.58N 86.67W
06/12/2013 E1.00 INCH CARROLL IN EMERGENCY MNGR
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE KOKOMO 40.43N 86.08W
06/13/2013 HOWARD IN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
1245 AM HEAVY RAIN ELWOOD 40.28N 85.84W
06/13/2013 U0.00 INCH MADISON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COVERING STREETS. RAIN IS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO
ABOUT 30 FEET.
0255 AM FLOOD MUNCIE 40.20N 85.39W
06/13/2013 DELAWARE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET FLOODING. 2 FEET OFF WATER UNDER THE MADISON
STREET OVERPASS.
0637 AM HAIL LAWRENCE 39.87N 85.99W
06/13/2013 M1.00 INCH MARION IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0640 AM HAIL LAWRENCE 39.87N 85.99W
06/13/2013 E1.25 INCH MARION IN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL AT 52ND AND MITTHOEFFER. TIME ESTIMATED. REPORT
VIA TWITTER.
0750 AM TSTM WND DMG 9 SSW SHELBYVILLE 39.40N 85.84W
06/13/2013 SHELBY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWNED NEAR CR150W AND CR900S.
&&
DRTLocal storm report, Jun 13, 11:16 AM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1116 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NNW DELPHI 40.69N 86.73W
06/12/2013 CARROLL IN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
&&
DRTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll | 42 min |
| Jun 12, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard | 53 min |
| Jun 12, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard and 3 more | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 12:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Randolph, Tipton | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Howard | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Howard, Madison, Randolph and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush, Shelby | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 7:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 15 hr |
| Jun 13, 7:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard, Tippecanoe | 36 hr |
| Jun 13, 7:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 8:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 37 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll | 23 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 6 days |
| Jun 13, 8:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 7 days |
| Jun 13, 8:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 7 days |
| Jun 13, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jennings | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 8:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 8 days |
| Jun 13, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 10 days |
| Jun 13, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 9 days |
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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.