Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2013, 12:48 AM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 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
- Jun 1, 2013, 12:48 AM EDT (04:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2013, 6:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Whitley County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.32 | 4 N New Haven, IN | AT LEAST 2.32 INCHES SINCE 1030 PM FROM AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE. |
| Jun 1, 1:04 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Raber, IN | 3.70 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 1015 PM EDT...1.18 INCHES IN THE PAST 35 MINUTES. STANDING WATER UP TO FRONT DOOR OF SOME HOUSES. |
| Jun 1, 1:39 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.96 | 2 Ssw Churubusco, IN | 3.96 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS |
| Jun 1, 1:44 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fort Wayne, IN | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIDE OF FORT WAYNE. MANY ROADYWAYS WITH 12 PLUS INCHES OF FLOWING WATER...MAKING THEM IMPASSIBLE. REPORTS OF CARS STRANDED IN WATER AS WELL. |
| Jun 1, 2:06 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.2 | N South Whitley, IN | 4.20 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 10 PM EDT |
| Jun 1, 2:36 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Columbia City, IN | FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS RESPONDED TO SEVERAL CALLS OF WATER RUNNING THROUGH HOUSES AND FLOODED STREETS IN COLUMBIA CITY. |
| Jun 1, 2:57 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.3 | 3 E Fort Wayne, IN | 5.30 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ONE BLOCK NORTH OF LAKE AVENUE ON REED ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE OF FORT WAYNE. |
| Jun 1, 5:26 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.65 | 4 Ne Rolling Hills, IN | 4.65 OF RAINFALL SINCE 11 PM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
426
WGUS53 KIWX 010448
FFWIWX
INC003-069-085-169-183-011045-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0002.130601T0448Z-130601T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1248 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
NORTHEASTERN WABASH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
NORTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
WHITLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 645 AM EDT
* AT 1242 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED
THAT BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA SINCE 7 PM EDT LAST EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1
TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED. RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OVERNIGHT.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT
WAYNE...COLLAMER...GEORGETOWN...PEABODY...RABER...COLLINS...
COESSE...SOUTH WHITLEY...LARWILL...COLUMBIA CITY...WALLEN...
LEO-CEDARVILLE...HARLAN...DUNFEE...CUBA...ARCOLA...LAKE EVERETT...
WOODBURN AND GRABILL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER
WITH THE HANDLE... @NWSIWX.
&&
LAT...LON 4086 8571 4118 8570 4125 8481 4099 8482
4093 8524 4093 8534 4091 8535
$$3 follow-up statements
537
WGUS73 KIWX 010601
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
201 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013
INC003-069-085-169-183-011045-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130601T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KOSCIUSKO IN-ALLEN IN-WHITLEY IN-WABASH IN-HUNTINGTON IN-
201 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR
NORTHERN HUNTINGTON...NORTHEASTERN WABASH...WHITLEY...ALLEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES...
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GEORGETOWN...
PEABODY...WASHINGTON CENTER...TUNKER...RABER...LAUD...COLLINS...
COLLAMER...COESSE...SOUTH WHITLEY...LARWILL...COLUMBIA CITY...ZULU...
WALLEN...TOWNLEY...TILLMAN...ROLLING HILLS...MAPLES...
LEO-CEDARVILLE...HARLAN...DUNFEE...CUBA...ARCOLA...LAKE EVERETT...
WOODBURN...NEW HAVEN...GRABILL AND FORT WAYNE.
AT 150 AM EDT...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN
FORT WAYNE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. SEVERAL VEHICLES ARE REPORTED
STALLED IN WATER ON THE WEST SIDE OF FORT WAYNE. IN
ADDITION...FLOODING PROBLEMS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER
OF ALLEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES. SPY RUN CREEK WAS RAPIDLY RISING IN
DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE.
1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 AM ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE FLOODING CONCERN IN SOME
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4086 8571 4118 8570 4125 8481 4099 8482
4093 8524 4093 8534 4091 8535
$$
FISHER847
WGUS73 KIWX 010858
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
458 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013
INC003-069-085-169-183-011045-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130601T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KOSCIUSKO IN-ALLEN IN-WHITLEY IN-WABASH IN-HUNTINGTON IN-
458 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR
NORTHERN HUNTINGTON...NORTHEASTERN WABASH...WHITLEY...ALLEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES...
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GEORGETOWN...
PEABODY...WASHINGTON CENTER...TUNKER...RABER...LAUD...COLLINS...
COLLAMER...COESSE...SOUTH WHITLEY...LARWILL...COLUMBIA CITY...ZULU...
WALLEN...TOWNLEY...TILLMAN...ROLLING HILLS...MAPLES...
LEO-CEDARVILLE...HARLAN...DUNFEE...CUBA...ARCOLA...LAKE EVERETT...
WOODBURN...NEW HAVEN...GRABILL AND FORT WAYNE.
AT 454 AM EDT...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS EXITED THE WARNING AREA.
REPORTS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH
RADAR DATA ALSO SUGGESTING THIS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
NUMEROUS LOW AREAS...VIADUCTS...UNDERPASSES AND LOCAL STREAMS ARE
UNDER WATER WITH REPORTS OF STRANDED VEHICLES AND WATER MOVING
TOWARDS SEVERAL HOMES.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 7 AM EDT...WITH ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS LESS THAN A HALF INCH. FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL BE SLOW TO
RECEDE ACROSS THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4086 8571 4118 8570 4125 8481 4099 8482
4093 8524 4093 8534 4091 8535
$$
FISHER268
WGUS73 KIWX 011038
FFSIWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
638 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013
INC003-069-085-169-183-011048-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130601T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KOSCIUSKO IN-ALLEN IN-WHITLEY IN-WABASH IN-HUNTINGTON IN-
638 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 645 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
HUNTINGTON...NORTHEASTERN WABASH...WHITLEY...ALLEN AND SOUTHEASTERN
KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES...
THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.
HOWEVER...FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN THIS MORNING.
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL
FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 1245 AM EDT.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4086 8571 4118 8570 4125 8481 4099 8482
4093 8524 4093 8534 4091 8535
$$
FISHERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski, White | 49 min |
| May 31, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 24 min |
| May 31, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 45 min |
| May 31, 9:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski, White | 3 hr |
| May 31, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 33 min |
| May 31, 10:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 31, 10:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 31 min |
| May 31, 11:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski, Starke, White | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 1:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 1:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Grant, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami and 2 more | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 1:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 1:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 27 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:08 AM EDT | River Flood Watch | IWX | Carroll, White | 10 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 2 more | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Jay, Steuben | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 3 days |
| Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 8 days |
| Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, Pulaski, White | 7 days |
| Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 49 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 5 days |
| Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 60 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | DeKalb, Noble, Steuben | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Whitley | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, White | 52 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Whitley | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami | 6 hr |
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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.