Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 8, 2015, 4:25 PM EDT for Daviess County, Knox County, Indiana. It was in force for 6 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
- Apr 8, 2015, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2015, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Daviess County, IN, Knox County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 5:05 PM EDT | FLOOD | Washington, IN | MINOR ROAD FLOODING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 195 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -238 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
946
WGUS53 KIND 082025
FFWIND
INC027-083-090230-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0003.150408T2025Z-150409T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
425 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN
AN HOUR OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA AND RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR
ANOTHER HOUR OR MORE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
VINCENNES AND WASHINGTON.
VINCENNES AREA IS REPORTED SOME FLOODING OF CITY STREETS.
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.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND... DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3848 8774 3851 8765 3855 8767 3864 8763
3869 8753 3876 8750 3878 8692 3850 8693
3850 8706 3853 8710 3851 8715 3855 8719
3850 8730 3854 8736 3851 8738 3854 8740
3849 8757 3845 8759 3844 8774 3846 8776
$$
CP2 follow-up statements
451
WGUS73 KIND 082204
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
604 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015
INC027-083-090230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150409T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAVIESS-KNOX-
604 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DAVIESS AND SOUTHERN
KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...
AT 601 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING
FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN PART OF THE WARNED AREA WITHIN AN HOUR.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
VINCENNES AND WASHINGTON.
REPORTS OF FLOODING WERE RECEIVED EARLIER FROM THE VINCENNES AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3848 8774 3851 8765 3855 8767 3864 8763
3869 8753 3876 8750 3878 8692 3850 8693
3850 8706 3853 8710 3851 8715 3855 8719
3850 8730 3854 8736 3851 8738 3854 8740
3849 8757 3845 8759 3844 8774 3846 8776
$$
CP668
WGUS73 KIND 090053
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
853 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015
INC027-083-090107-
/O.CAN.KIND.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150409T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAVIESS-KNOX-
853 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR DAVIESS AND
SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTIES 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 3848 8774 3851 8765 3855 8767 3864 8763
3869 8753 3876 8750 3878 8692 3850 8693
3850 8706 3853 8710 3851 8715 3855 8719
3850 8730 3854 8736 3851 8738 3854 8740
3849 8757 3845 8759 3844 8774 3846 8776
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 7:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 7:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 8:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 8:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion and 2 more | 39 min |
| Apr 8, 8:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Parke, Putnam | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 8:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 8:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 4 hr |
| Apr 8, 8:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 8:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Marion and 4 more | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 8:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Decatur, Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson and 4 more | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 9:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 4 days |
| Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 8 days |
| Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 9 days |
| Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 9 days |
| Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 8 days |
| Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 10 days |
| Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 3 days |
| Apr 8, 2:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 42 min |
| Apr 8, 4:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 44 min |
| Apr 8, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Monroe, Morgan | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 4:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 22 min |
| Apr 8, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 5:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 6:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Henry, Rush | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.