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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 21, 20144 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
May 21, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Boone County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Marion County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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 was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 21, 6:03 PM EDTFLASH FLOODLebanon, INTWO FEET OF WATER ON THE ROADS AT 500 BLOCK TO THE 800 BLOCK OF EAST STREET

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 201 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2014-05-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 806 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2014-05-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
806 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1032 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

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

597 
WGUS53 KIND 212145
FFWIND
INC011-057-063-097-220200-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0040.140521T2145Z-140522T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
545 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 545 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE   
WARNED AREA. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BROWNSBURG...CARMEL...DANVILLE...FISHERS...LAWRENCE...LEBANON...
  PLAINFIELD...SPEEDWAY AND ZIONSVILLE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 149.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 205.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 76.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 73.

LAT...LON 4017 8626 4009 8614 3994 8598 3982 8596
      3978 8625 3964 8618 3963 8623 3964 8669
      4017 8669

$$

PUMA
1 follow-up statement
469 
WGUS73 KIND 220021
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
821 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

INC011-057-063-097-220200-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140522T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE-HAMILTON-HENDRICKS-MARION-
821 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BOONE...SOUTHWESTERN
HAMILTON...HENDRICKS AND NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM
EDT...

AT 821 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS 
OCCURRING. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BROWNSBURG...CARMEL...DANVILLE...FISHERS...LAWRENCE...LEBANON...
PLAINFIELD...SPEEDWAY AND ZIONSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4017 8626 4009 8614 3994 8598 3982 8596
      3978 8625 3964 8618 3963 8623 3964 8669
      4017 8669

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClinton, Tippecanoe43 min
May 21, 2:05 PM EDTTornado WarningINDClinton25 min
May 21, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton24 min
May 21, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton37 min
May 21, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery45 min
May 21, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone35 min
May 21, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan34 min
May 21, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Marion31 min
May 21, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion42 min
May 21, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone50 min
May 21, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion43 min
May 21, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam33 min
May 21, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Marion, Shelby25 min
May 21, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Marion49 min
May 21, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion22 min
May 21, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Shelby28 min
May 21, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren21 min
May 21, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDPutnam20 min
May 21, 4:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby3 hr
May 21, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke29 min
May 21, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren19 min
May 21, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam47 min
May 21, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Shelby32 min
May 21, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan29 min
May 21, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery, Parke, Putnam32 min
May 21, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke30 min
May 21, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby30 min
May 21, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Morgan43 min
May 21, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam35 min
May 21, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMontgomery, Parke33 min
May 21, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur16 min
May 21, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur31 min
May 21, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks33 min
May 21, 6:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion4 hr
May 21, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby28 min
May 21, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings30 min
May 21, 7:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings30 min

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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.