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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2015, 10:36 PM EDT for Boone County, Clinton County, Indiana. It was in force for 4 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, 10:36 PM EDT (02:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2015, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
118
WGUS53 KIND 140236
FFWIND
INC011-023-140630-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0028.150714T0236Z-150714T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1036 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 230 AM EDT
* AT 1035 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATED RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO 2.5 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST CLINTON AND NORTHEAST BOONE COUNTY SINCE
900 PM EDT.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LEBANON AND ZIONSVILLE.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 136 AND 159.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 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.
&&
LAT...LON 4020 8643 4011 8624 3992 8624 3992 8627
4015 8669 4028 8669
$$
JH2 follow-up statements
764
WGUS73 KIND 140600
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
200 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
INC011-023-140630-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-150714T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE-CLINTON-
200 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON AND
BOONE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM EDT...
AT 159 AM EDT...RADAR ESTIMATED NEAR 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS
PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...LEBANON
AND ZIONSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4020 8643 4011 8624 3992 8624 3992 8627
4015 8669 4028 8669
$$
KOCH250
WGUS73 KIND 140628
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
228 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
INC011-023-140643-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-150714T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE-CLINTON-
228 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
CLINTON AND BOONE COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 230 AM 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 4020 8643 4011 8624 3992 8624 3992 8627
4015 8669 4028 8669
$$
KOCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 8:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 24 min |
| Jul 13, 8:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 9:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 9:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 19 min |
| Jul 13, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan, Owen | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 9:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 15 min |
| Jul 13, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan, Owen | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 10:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 10:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 56 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 23 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 7 days |
| Jul 13, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 23 min |
| Jul 13, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 19 min |
| Jul 13, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 19 min |
| Jul 13, 11:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Randolph | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 7 days |
| Jul 14, 1:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 18 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 2:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Montgomery | 13 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 16 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 60 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 21 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 19 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 7:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 24 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 53 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike | 10 days |
| Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 33 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:13 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 26 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Scott | 19 min |
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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.