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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 19, 2014Boone County, Hamilton County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2014, 5:59 PM EDT for Boone County, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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 19, 2014, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Boone County, IN, Hamilton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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 19, 6:05 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	6 W Carmel, IN	COUPLE LOCATIONS IN CARMEL HAVE FLOODING. ONE LOCATION IS 131ST STREET AND SHELBOURNE ROAD. DEPTH APPROX. ONE FOOT.
Jun 19, 6:21 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Lebanon, IN	NORTH EAST STREET...ANKLE DEEP WATER ACROSS THE ROAD

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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 206 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1146 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

253 
WGUS53 KIND 192159
FFWIND
INC011-057-200400-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0049.140619T2159Z-140620T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
559 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY

* AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF    
  FOUR INCHES HAD OCCURRED IN THE WARNED AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CARMEL...FISHERS...LEBANON AND ZIONSVILLE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 129 AND 142.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 203 AND 206.

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 UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND... DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 4004 8599 3993 8599 3992 8622 3994 8653
      4008 8651 4008 8609

$$

NIELD

2 follow-up statements

551 
WGUS73 KIND 192328
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
728 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

INC011-057-200400-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140620T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE-HAMILTON-
728 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOONE AND
SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...

AT 728 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING
IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL AREA STREETS WERE 
COVERED WITH WATER FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARMEL...FISHERS...LEBANON...NOBLESVILLE AND ZIONSVILLE.

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.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4004 8599 3993 8599 3992 8622 3994 8653
      4008 8651 4008 8609

$$

NIELD

696 
WGUS73 KIND 200354
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1154 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

INC011-057-200409-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140620T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE-HAMILTON-
1154 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOONE
AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
MIDNIGHT EDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4004 8599 3993 8599 3992 8622 3994 8653
      4008 8651 4008 8609

$$

MK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 10:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe	50 min
Jun 18, 11:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton	39 min
Jun 18, 11:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery	47 min
Jun 19, 5:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Randolph	9 hr
Jun 19, 7:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	24 hr
Jun 19, 8:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Randolph	21 min
Jun 19, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Henry	30 min
Jun 19, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Tipton	33 min
Jun 19, 2:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Henry, Randolph	3 hr
Jun 19, 2:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Henry, Randolph	3 hr
Jun 19, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton	42 min
Jun 19, 3:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	4 hr
Jun 19, 3:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison	31 min
Jun 19, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton	32 min
Jun 19, 4:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Henry	5 hr
Jun 19, 4:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Tipton	3 hr
Jun 19, 5:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Carroll, Howard, Tippecanoe	3 hr
Jun 19, 5:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Boone, Hamilton	3 hr
Jun 19, 6:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Marion	3 hr
Jun 19, 6:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Randolph	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.