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Areal Flood Warning 39, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Jul 12, 2015, 4:53 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 12 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
- Jul 12, 2015, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2015, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 606 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 877 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 12, 3:55 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 3:55 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 5:36 AM EDT, 11 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 536 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2015 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-131000- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 536 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS...AND FLOODING NEAR RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. HAZARDS: HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN THUNDERSTORMS. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WATER IN FLOODING. TIMING: RIVER FLOODING ONGOING. BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DISCUSSION: A STATIONARY FRONT AND UPPER WAVES IN NORTHWEST FLOW WILL INTERACT WITH AN INCREASING WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OR PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. SEVERE IS POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WITH THE GREATEST RISK FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY. A MODERATE RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING FLOODING AND PROLIFIC LIGHTNING WILL BE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORM COMPLEXES. A FEW TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY. THE HEAT INDEX WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES IN THE LOWER WABASH VALLEY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. DISCUSSION: A PAIR OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS ALONG WITH UPPER WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE AROUND A SOUTHERN PLAINS DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INTERACT WITH A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND RESULT IN AN UNSETTLED PERIOD THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT VARIOUS TIMES TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) KOCH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 12, 11:06 AM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1106 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 NE INDIANAPOLIS 39.85N 86.05W
07/12/2015 M2.07 INCH MARION IN PUBLIC
2.07 INCHES IN LAST HOUR
0345 AM TSTM WND DMG PRINCES LAKES 39.35N 86.11W
07/12/2015 JOHNSON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORECEMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN NEAR PRINCESS
LAKE...BOTH IN JOHNSON AND BROWN COUNTIES. TIME
ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0430 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 S DANVILLE 39.70N 86.52W
07/12/2015 HENDRICKS IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED AROUND THE COUNTY FOR FLOODING.
ALSO WHITE LICK CREEK IS ABOUT A FOOT OUT OF ITS BANKS
0510 AM FLASH FLOOD MOORESVILLE 39.62N 86.37W
07/12/2015 MORGAN IN BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER RESCUES AND HOME EVACUATIONS IN MOORESVILLE DUE
TO FLOODING RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA TWITTER. TIME
UNKNOWN.
0519 AM HEAVY RAIN GEIST RESERVOIR 39.91N 85.98W
07/12/2015 E3.00 INCH MARION IN BROADCAST MEDIA
OVER 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL REPORTED BY PUBLIC AND
RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA
0603 AM HEAVY RAIN RUSHVILLE 39.61N 85.45W
07/12/2015 M1.75 INCH RUSH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0643 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 W GREENWOOD 39.62N 86.21W
07/12/2015 M2.20 INCH JOHNSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
IN CENTER GROVE AREA
0719 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N FISHERS 39.97N 86.02W
07/12/2015 M2.50 INCH HAMILTON IN PUBLIC
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRP 39.72N 86.29W
07/12/2015 M1.49 INCH MARION IN NWS OFFICE
SINCE MIDNIGHT
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S CASTLETON 39.88N 86.05W
07/12/2015 M3.20 INCH MARION IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0810 AM HEAVY RAIN FISHERS 39.95N 86.02W
07/12/2015 M2.15 INCH HAMILTON IN BROADCAST MEDIA
FROM KELLY GREENE AT WTHR-TV
0816 AM HEAVY RAIN MOORESVILLE 39.62N 86.37W
07/12/2015 M5.14 INCH MORGAN IN PUBLIC
RAIN FELL WITHIN A THREE HOUR PERIOD OVERNIGHT
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN GREENWOOD 39.62N 86.11W
07/12/2015 M1.38 INCH JOHNSON IN PUBLIC
0900 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 E NASHVILLE 39.20N 86.14W
07/12/2015 BROWN IN PUBLIC
SMALL PORTION OF BROWN HILL ROAD WASHED OUT
0955 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S CASTLETON 39.89N 86.05W
07/12/2015 M2.63 INCH MARION IN BROADCAST MEDIA
NEAR INTERSECTION OF 75TH STREET AND BINFORD BOULEVARD
0955 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E CARMEL 39.97N 86.07W
07/12/2015 M2.30 INCH HAMILTON IN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
MDRLocal storm report, Jul 12, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
255 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 AM TORNADO 2 SW TRAFALGAR 39.39N 86.18W
07/12/2015 JOHNSON IN NWS STORM SURVEY
WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE FROM SAMARIA ALONG STATE ROUTE
135 TO PRINCES LAKES. TEN HOMES SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM
TREES FALLING ON THEM. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS SUGGEST WIND
SPEEDS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH END EF-0 TORNADO.
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD DANVILLE 39.76N 86.52W
07/12/2015 HENDRICKS IN EMERGENCY MNGR
4 TO 5 ROADS WASHED OUT WITH NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED
COUNTYWIDE.
&&
MDRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 1:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 2:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Morgan | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 3:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 3:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 1 more | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 4:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 8 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 8 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 8 hr |
| Jul 12, 8:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 4 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 4 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 5 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 8 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 13 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 13 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 12 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 7 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 7 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 7 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 3 days |
| Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 4 days |
| Jul 12, 10:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Morgan | 12 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam | 12 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 7 days |
| Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 8 days |
| Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 18 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 7 days |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.