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Areal Flood Warning 64, NWS Indianapolis, IN

December 27, 20156 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Dec 27, 2015, 1:22 PM EST for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 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: Dec 27, 2015, 1:22 PM EST (18:22 UTC)
Expired: Dec 27, 2015, 7:30 PM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Delaware County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Henry County, IN, Madison County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:21 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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: 320 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 274 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 2.2

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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 Dec 27, 11:15 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 11:15 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 10:05 AM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1005 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015

INZ021-028>031-038-040>042-281515-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
ANDERSON...MUNCIE
1005 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: HEAVY RAIN. CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS. SLIGHT CHANCE FREEZING
RAIN.

HAZARDS: FLOODING. LIGHTNING. SLIPPERY ROADS.

TIMING: HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY LATE TONIGHT.
FREEZING RAIN VERY LATE TONIGHT IF AT ALL. FLOODING FROM PREVIOUS
RAINS WILL CONTINUE.

DISCUSSION: A FRONT NEAR INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WET
WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

OUTLOOK: SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN MONDAY MORNING. WINDY
WITH A THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
SMALL CHANCE FOR NON ACCUMULATING SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG SOME AREA RIVERS.

DISCUSSION: A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE ACTIVE WEATHER
MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER BUT COLDER WEATHER STARTING
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ035>037-039-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-281515-
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS...
TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...
BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1005 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: HEAVY RAIN. CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS.

HAZARDS: FLOODING. LIGHTNING.

TIMING: HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY AND LATE TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE
A LULL EARLY TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION: A FRONT NEAR INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WET
WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

OUTLOOK: WINDY WITH A THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. SMALL CHANCE FOR NON ACCUMULATING SNOW WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG SOME AREAS RIVERS.

DISCUSSION:A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE ACTIVE WEATHER
MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER BUT COLDER WEATHER
STARTING MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 27, 9:02 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
902 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW THORNTOWN          40.09N  86.65W
12/27/2015  M3.37 INCH       BOONE              IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 N ULEN                40.12N  86.46W
12/27/2015  M3.03 INCH       BOONE              IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 ESE GREENCASTLE       39.62N  86.78W
12/27/2015  M3.23 INCH       PUTNAM             IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 S CRAWFORDSVILLE      39.97N  86.90W
12/27/2015  M3.74 INCH       MONTGOMERY         IN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W LEBANON             40.05N  86.56W
12/27/2015  M3.17 INCH       BOONE              IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE FISHERS           39.99N  86.01W
12/27/2015  M3.19 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 S SHERIDAN            40.08N  86.23W
12/27/2015  M3.00 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 E NEW ROSS            39.96N  86.68W
12/27/2015  M3.14 INCH       BOONE              IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNE CARMEL            39.99N  86.10W
12/27/2015  M3.08 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N ULEN                40.10N  86.47W
12/27/2015  M4.21 INCH       BOONE              IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

0858 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NW LAPEL              40.12N  85.90W
12/27/2015  M3.51 INCH       HAMILTON           IN   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR TOTAL

&&

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Local storm report, Dec 27, 10:42 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1042 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0957 AM     FLOOD            4 WNW WEST TERRE HAUTE  39.49N  87.52W
12/27/2015                   VIGO               IN   PUBLIC

            OLD PARIS ROAD ON ILLINOIS STATE LINE CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING ON SUGAR CREEK.

&&

MKOCH

Local storm report, Dec 27, 10:52 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1052 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 AM     FLOOD            2 SSE AVON              39.74N  86.37W
12/27/2015                   HENDRICKS          IN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FLOODING OF CR 100 S JUST EAST OF CR 900 E IN HENDRICKS
            COUNTY AND ON COUNTY LINE ROAD BETWEEN CR 100 S AND US
            40 AROUND 5...30 AM. OBSERVED BY NWS EMPLOYEE.

&&

A SHIPE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 27, 12:55 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	9 hr
Dec 27, 4:47 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam	9 hr
Dec 27, 5:02 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Putnam	9 hr
Dec 27, 6:14 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion, Tipton	9 hr
Dec 27, 6:55 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush	9 hr
Dec 27, 10:07 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion and 2 more	9 hr
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Putnam	72 hr
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Marion	4 days
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	68 hr
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion	59 hr
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Putnam	48 hr
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe, White	4 days
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Clinton, Tippecanoe	72 hr
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	4 days
Dec 27, 10:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke	24 hr
Dec 27, 11:07 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Morgan	47 hr
Dec 27, 1:14 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam	9 hr
Dec 27, 1:18 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion, Tipton	9 hr
Dec 27, 2:50 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Henry, Rush, Shelby	24 hr
Dec 27, 3:34 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Howard and 7 more	27 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2015 Every 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.