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Areal Flood Warning 32, NWS Indianapolis, IN
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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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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 4:05 AM EST | Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clinton, Decatur and 19 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:14 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 3 days |
| Feb 20, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 8 days |
| Feb 20, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 8 days |
| Feb 20, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 8 days |
| Feb 20, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 64 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 47 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 41 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo | 44 min |
| Feb 20, 6:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Daviess, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks and 10 more | 25 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.