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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 26, 20156 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2015, 12:21 PM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 26, 2015, 12:21 PM EDT (16:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2015, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 26, 6:05 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.35 S Covington, INTODAYS RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 6 PM

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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2015-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 407 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 2015-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
407 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

281 
WGUS53 KIND 261621
FFWIND
INC045-107-121-157-165-171-262230-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0010.150626T1621Z-150626T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1221 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 1221 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED SLOW MOVING     
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     
  OVER AN INCH OF RAIN MAY FALL WITHIN A HOUR...RESULTING IN FLASH   
  FLOODING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CRAWFORDSVILLE...LAFAYETTE...CLINTON...COVINGTON...NEWPORT...
  ROCKVILLE...VEEDERSBURG...WEST LAFAYETTE AND WILLIAMSPORT.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 162 AND 183.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 46.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3987 8670 3987 8701 3960 8701 3961 8753
      4047 8753 4047 8710 4056 8709 4056 8670

$$

PUMA
3 follow-up statements
657 
WGUS73 KIND 261905
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
305 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

INC045-107-121-157-165-171-262230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150626T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-TIPPECANOE-VERMILLION-WARREN-
305 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOUNTAIN...MONTGOMERY...
PARKE...TIPPECANOE...VERMILLION AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
EDT...

AT 303 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR 
AND RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS INDICATE TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL 
HAS FALLEN SINCE 1100 AM EDT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...
LAFAYETTE...CLINTON...COVINGTON...NEWPORT...ROCKVILLE...
VEEDERSBURG...WEST LAFAYETTE AND WILLIAMSPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3987 8670 3987 8701 3960 8701 3961 8753
      4047 8753 4047 8710 4056 8709 4056 8670

$$

LEE/PUMA
206 
WGUS73 KIND 262032
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
432 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

INC045-107-121-157-165-171-262230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150626T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-TIPPECANOE-VERMILLION-WARREN-
432 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOUNTAIN...MONTGOMERY...
PARKE...TIPPECANOE...VERMILLION AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
EDT...

AT 431 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THREE TO FIVE 
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED THUS FAR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE 
WARNED AREA. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE 
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...
LAFAYETTE...CLINTON...COVINGTON...NEWPORT...ROCKVILLE...
VEEDERSBURG...WEST LAFAYETTE AND WILLIAMSPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3987 8670 3987 8701 3960 8701 3961 8753
      4047 8753 4047 8710 4056 8709 4056 8670

$$

LEE/KOCH
024 
WGUS73 KIND 262204
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
604 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

INC045-107-121-157-165-171-262230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150626T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-TIPPECANOE-VERMILLION-WARREN-
604 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOUNTAIN...MONTGOMERY...
PARKE...TIPPECANOE...VERMILLION AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
EDT...

AT 602 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR IS 
ESIMATING AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF 
PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA THE LAST 3 HOURS AND OVER 6 INCHES THE PAST 
COUPLE OF DAYS. 

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...
LAFAYETTE...CLINTON...COVINGTON...NEWPORT...ROCKVILLE...
VEEDERSBURG...WEST LAFAYETTE AND WILLIAMSPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3987 8670 3987 8701 3960 8701 3961 8753
      4047 8753 4047 8710 4056 8709 4056 8670

$$

KOCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMartin44 min
Jun 25, 10:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene6 hr
Jun 25, 10:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMartin46 min
Jun 25, 11:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDSullivan40 min
Jun 25, 11:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin48 min
Jun 25, 11:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Martin28 min
Jun 26, 12:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Martin26 min
Jun 26, 12:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMartin16 min
Jun 26, 3:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more24 hr
Jun 26, 12:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Warren3 hr
Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Madison3 days
Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion4 days
Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan4 days
Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan4 days
Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe, White3 days
Jun 26, 1:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam5 hr
Jun 26, 1:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion6 hr
Jun 26, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion36 min
Jun 26, 1:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush and 1 more6 hr
Jun 26, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison33 min
Jun 26, 3:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Madison, Randolph6 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush, Shelby8 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby69 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam40 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby5 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson4 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin8 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDLawrence, Martin8 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHancock7 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion30 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Madison44 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen8 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen6 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMontgomery, Parke55 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion41 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew66 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDOwen31 hr
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson8 days
Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBoone, Marion26 hr
Jun 26, 6:33 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks and 9 more6 hr
Jun 26, 7:33 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush and 1 more6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2015Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.