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Areal Flood Warning 32, NWS Indianapolis, IN

February 20, 20148 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Feb 20, 2014, 2:05 PM EST for 8 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 20, 2014, 2:05 PM EST (19:05 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2014, 8:00 PM EST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Howard County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Feb 20, 12:17 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 12:17 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 10:49 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1049 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

INZ021-028>031-035-036-038-043-211600-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
TIPTON-VERMILLION-
1049 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST FRIDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THAT COULD
LEAD TO FLOODING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
AS PRECIPITATION ENDS.

HAZARDS: FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS. STRONG WINDS
OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS. POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING.

TIMING: FLOODING FROM NOON THROUGH THE NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS MAINLY 4 PM THROUGH 10 PM. STRONG WINDS FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

DISCUSSION: A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
MISSOURI TO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL
INDIANA TODAY AND THIS EVENING THIS WILL BRING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA. THIS RAIN COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT
COULD LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS...AND ICE COVERED RIVERS COULD
EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH ICE JAM FLOODING AS WELL. AFTER THE COLD FRONT
PASSES WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

OUTLOOK: RIVER FLOODING COULD BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW
IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

DISCUSSION: STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
CENTRAL INDIANA WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
DAY ON FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF WEAK UPPER WAVES WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW
CHANCES SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT OTHERWISE HIGH
PRESSURE FROM THE PLAINS TO INDIANA WILL PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ037-039>042-047>049-055>057-063>065-071-072-211600-
BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
1049 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST FRIDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING THE MAIN THREATS. STRONG WINDS WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS PRECIPITATION ENDS.

HAZARDS: THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING. STRONG
WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS MAINLY 4 PM THROUGH 10
PM. FLOODING FROM NOON THROUGH NIGHT. STRONG WINDS FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

DISCUSSION: A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
MISSOURI TO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL
INDIANA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA. THIS RAIN COMBINED
WITH SNOWMELT COULD LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS. AFTER THE COLD
FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

OUTLOOK: RIVER FLOODING COULD BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW
IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

DISCUSSION: STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
CENTRAL INDIANA WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
DAY ON FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF WEAK UPPER WAVES WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW
CHANCES SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT OTHERWISE HIGH
PRESSURE FROM THE PLAINS TO INDIANA WILL PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ044>046-051>054-060>062-067>070-211600-
PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-
MONROE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-
1049 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY WITH
DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT AS PRECIPITATION ENDS.

HAZARDS: THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS. RIVER FLOODING. STRONG
WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

TIMING: RIVER FLOODING THROUGH THE PERIOD. THUNDERSTORMS WITH
DAMAGING WINDS MAINLY 4 PM THROUGH 10 PM. STRONG WINDS FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

DISCUSSION: A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
MISSOURI TO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL
INDIANA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA. AFTER THE COLD
FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

OUTLOOK: RIVER FLOODING COULD BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW
IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

DISCUSSION: STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
CENTRAL INDIANA WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
DAY ON FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF WEAK UPPER WAVES WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW
CHANCES SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT OTHERWISE HIGH
PRESSURE FROM THE PLAINS TO INDIANA WILL PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

CP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 4:05 AM ESTFlood WatchINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clinton, Decatur and 19 more22 hr
Feb 20, 4:14 AM ESTWind AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more38 hr
Feb 20, 11:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson3 days
Feb 20, 11:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin8 days
Feb 20, 11:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin8 days
Feb 20, 11:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin8 days
Feb 20, 11:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Madison64 hr
Feb 20, 11:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe, White47 hr
Feb 20, 5:46 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDClinton, Howard, Tipton41 hr
Feb 20, 6:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo44 min
Feb 20, 6:56 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clay, Daviess, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks and 10 more25 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2014Every areal flood warning in 2014

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.