Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2015, 10:55 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Hancock County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 5 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
- Jul 13, 2015, 10:55 PM EDT (02:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2015, 3:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Marion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:56 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 12:10 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.24 | 2 S Castleton, IN | 24 HOUR DAILY TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -368 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1422 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
656
WGUS53 KIND 140255
FFWIND
INC057-059-097-140730-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0029.150714T0255Z-150714T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1055 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 330 AM EDT
* AT 1054 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATED RAIN AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED SINCE 930 PM EDT IN WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARMEL...FISHERS AND LAWRENCE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3999 8590 3975 8592 3992 8630 3993 8624
4009 8624 4013 8623
$$
JH1 follow-up statement
751
WGUS73 KIND 140429
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1229 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
INC059-140442-
/O.CAN.KIND.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-150714T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HANCOCK-
1229 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
HANCOCK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4002 8611 3990 8609 3986 8615 3992 8630
3993 8624 4009 8624
$$
INC057-097-140730-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-150714T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAMILTON-MARION-
1229 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON
AND NORTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM EDT...
AT 1227 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED...HOWEVER RAIN AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES
HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 930 PM EDT AND RUNOFF MAY CAUSE FLOODING TO
CONTINUE ALONG SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARMEL.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4002 8611 3990 8609 3986 8615 3992 8630
3993 8624 4009 8624
$$
JHThe 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, 10:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.