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Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 4, 2014Vigo County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2014, 4:27 AM EDT for Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 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
Jun 4, 2014, 4:27 AM EDT (08:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2014, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Vigo County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 4, 5:36 AM EDTFLASH FLOODTerre Haute, IN4 INCHES OF WATER IN MOST OF THE PARKING LOTS AT HONEY CREEK MALL ALONG US 41 IN SOUTH TERRE HAUTE.

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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 00:00Z on 2014-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 00:00Z on 2014-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2429 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

793 
WGUS53 KIND 040827
FFWIND
INC167-041130-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0043.140604T0827Z-140604T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
427 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 730 AM EDT

* AT 426 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL    
  BETWEEN PRAIRIETON AND TERRE HAUTE SINCE 345 AM. THIS STORM MAY    
  PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 530 AM. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...TERRE
  HAUTE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 16.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3955 8752 3958 8722 3952 8722 3952 8724
      3928 8724 3929 8754

$$

RYAN
1 follow-up statement
757 
WGUS73 KIND 040928
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
528 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

INC167-041130-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-140604T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VIGO-
528 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VIGO COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM
EDT...

AT 526 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 345 AM FROM 
PRAIRIETON...THROUGH THE SOUTH SIDE OF TERRE HAUTE TO RILEY. STORMS 
MOVING IN FROM EASTERN ILLINOIS MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES 
THROUGH 7 AM.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING 
INCLUDE...TERRE HAUTE...RILEY AND PRAIRIETON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 3955 8752 3958 8722 3952 8722 3952 8724
      3928 8724 3929 8754

$$

RYAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 4:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDWarren46 min
Jun 4, 4:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Vigo39 min
Jun 4, 4:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Owen46 min
Jun 4, 5:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Owen, Putnam4 hr
Jun 4, 6:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson48 min
Jun 4, 7:27 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDVigo5 hr
Jun 4, 9:32 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Owen, Putnam3 hr
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby3 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene39 hr
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin3 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin5 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin4 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington7 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen5 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox44 hr
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox59 hr
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike3 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike63 hr
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox3 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo55 hr
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan4 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan4 days
Jun 4, 11:28 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox, Posey6 days
Jun 4, 11:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDJennings3 hr

Nearby

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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.