Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2015, 1:12 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2015, 1:12 PM EDT (17:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2015, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:14 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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
790
WGUS53 KIND 261712
FFWIND
INC011-023-063-107-133-262230-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0011.150626T1712Z-150626T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
112 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
EXTREME EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 112 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA SINCE 1200 PM.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DANVILLE AND LEBANON.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 131 AND 157.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 65.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...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 4009 8629 3967 8650 3971 8701 3987 8701
3987 8672 4028 8669
$$
LEE/PUMA2 follow-up statements
794
WGUS73 KIND 261907
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
307 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
INC011-023-063-107-133-262230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150626T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE-CLINTON-HENDRICKS-MONTGOMERY-PUTNAM-
307 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON...
BOONE...HENDRICKS...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN
PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR
AND RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS INDICATE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS FALLEN SINCE 1200 PM EDT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...DANVILLE AND LEBANON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4009 8629 3967 8650 3971 8701 3987 8701
3987 8672 4028 8669
$$
LEE/PUMA240
WGUS73 KIND 262212
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
612 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
INC011-023-063-107-133-262230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150626T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE-CLINTON-HENDRICKS-MONTGOMERY-PUTNAM-
612 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON...
BOONE...HENDRICKS...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN
PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 611 PM EDT...RADAR ESTIMATED 3 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS OF NEAR 2
INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...DANVILLE
AND LEBANON.
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 4009 8629 3967 8650 3971 8701 3987 8701
3987 8672 4028 8669
$$
KOCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Martin | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 10:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Martin | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Sullivan | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 11:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 12:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Martin | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 12:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Martin | 16 min |
| Jun 26, 3:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 3 days |
| Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 4 days |
| Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 4 days |
| Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 4 days |
| Jun 26, 12:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe, White | 3 days |
| Jun 26, 12:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 1:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison, Randolph | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 8 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 69 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 40 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 5 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 4 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 8 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 8 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 7 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 30 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 44 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 8 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 55 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 41 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 66 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 31 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 8 days |
| Jun 26, 4:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 26 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush and 1 more | 6 hr |
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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.