Alert archive / Indiana / Areal Flood Warnings in 2015
Areal Flood Warning 41, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Jul 12, 2015, 5:13 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, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 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 Hendricks County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 191 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, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 3:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 5:36 AM EDT, 11 hours 37 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, 2:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 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 | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 12 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Morgan | 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 |
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.