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Areal Flood Warning 39, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 12, 20154 counties in Indiana

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2015-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 606 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 2015-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 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
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

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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 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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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

&&

MDR
Local 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.

&&

MDR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 1:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone35 min
Jul 12, 1:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren4 hr
Jul 12, 1:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMontgomery34 min
Jul 12, 2:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDMarion6 hr
Jul 12, 3:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMorgan27 min
Jul 12, 3:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan34 min
Jul 12, 3:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam6 hr
Jul 12, 3:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 1 more42 min
Jul 12, 4:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam8 hr
Jul 12, 5:01 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Morgan6 hr
Jul 12, 5:31 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren8 hr
Jul 12, 5:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion8 hr
Jul 12, 8:26 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam6 hr
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen4 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen4 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby5 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington8 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin13 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin13 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin12 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew7 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHendricks, Morgan7 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson7 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe, White3 days
Jul 12, 10:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene4 days
Jul 12, 10:51 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 4 more6 hr
Jul 12, 1:02 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam4 hr
Jul 12, 2:29 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam3 hr
Jul 12, 3:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more24 hr
Jul 12, 4:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Morgan12 hr
Jul 12, 5:13 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam12 hr
Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam7 days
Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion8 days
Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam18 hr
Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion7 days

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2015Every areal flood warning in 2015

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.