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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 13, 2015Tippecanoe County, Warren County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2015, 9:01 PM EDT for Tippecanoe County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 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
Jul 13, 2015, 9:01 PM EDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Tippecanoe County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 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 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 00:00Z on 2015-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1504 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 00:00Z on 2015-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 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
1504 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-181 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
14.9

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The text

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

029 
WGUS53 KIND 140101
FFWIND
INC157-171-140400-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0027.150714T0101Z-150714T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
901 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT

* AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAFAYETTE AND WEST LAFAYETTE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 161 AND 182.

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 4054 8670 4023 8669 4021 8687 4021 8709
      4024 8710 4036 8709 4036 8710 4035 8712
      4048 8716 4048 8710 4055 8710

$$

JK
2 follow-up statements
858 
WGUS73 KIND 140318
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1118 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

INC157-171-140400-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-150714T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TIPPECANOE-WARREN-
1118 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TIPPECANOE AND
NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...

AT 1116 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE STILL IN EASTERN TIPPECANOE
COUNTY.  HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED IN MOST OTHER AREAS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE AND WEST LAFAYETTE.

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 4054 8670 4023 8669 4021 8687 4021 8709
      4024 8710 4036 8709 4036 8710 4035 8712
      4048 8716 4048 8710 4055 8710

$$
JH
736 
WGUS73 KIND 140354
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1154 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

INC157-171-140408-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-150714T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TIPPECANOE-WARREN-
1154 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TIPPECANOE AND
NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT
EDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4054 8670 4023 8669 4021 8687 4021 8709
      4024 8710 4036 8709 4036 8710 4035 8712
      4048 8716 4048 8710 4055 8710

$$
JH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDTippecanoe, Warren46 min
Jul 13, 8:35 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Montgomery, Putnam3 hr
Jul 13, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam46 min
Jul 13, 8:51 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam24 min
Jul 13, 8:54 PM EDTTornado WarningINDTippecanoe, Warren36 min
Jul 13, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam50 min
Jul 13, 9:23 PM EDTTornado WarningINDTippecanoe, Warren19 min
Jul 13, 9:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Owen41 min
Jul 13, 9:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Shelby37 min
Jul 13, 9:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Morgan4 hr
Jul 13, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks15 min
Jul 13, 10:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Owen33 min
Jul 13, 10:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton4 hr
Jul 13, 10:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson44 min
Jul 13, 10:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton4 hr
Jul 13, 10:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan5 hr
Jul 13, 10:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion5 hr
Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDOwen56 hr
Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph23 hr
Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe7 days
Jul 13, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown23 min
Jul 13, 11:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Marion19 min
Jul 13, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown19 min
Jul 13, 11:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings4 hr
Jul 14, 12:45 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDShelby3 hr
Jul 14, 1:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDRandolph6 hr
Jul 14, 1:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson7 days
Jul 14, 1:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBoone, Marion18 hr
Jul 14, 2:06 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings3 hr
Jul 14, 2:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMarion23 min
Jul 14, 2:16 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Montgomery13 hr
Jul 14, 4:07 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings4 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew16 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan60 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion21 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings, Washington19 hr
Jul 14, 5:01 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Shelby4 hr
Jul 14, 5:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox23 min
Jul 14, 7:48 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings24 hr
Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson53 hr
Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike10 days
Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew33 hr
Jul 14, 1:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam26 hr
Jul 14, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDScott19 min

Nearby

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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.