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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 13, 2015Hamilton County, Hancock County, Marion County, Indiana

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 14, 12:10 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.242 S Castleton, IN24 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 229 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$
JH
1 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

$$
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, 9:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDTippecanoe, Warren3 hr
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, 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

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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.