Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Jul 14, 2015, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)

Expired

Jul 14, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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193 
WGUS53 KIND 140807
FFWIND
INC005-013-071-079-141200-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0032.150714T0807Z-150714T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
407 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 800 AM EDT

* AT 405 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING SOUTH    
  ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 
  4 INCHES HAD FALLEN IN PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA SINCE MONDAY       
  EVENING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR...BROWNSTOWN...NASHVILLE...NORTH VERNON AND
  VERNON.

WATER RESCUES HAD TAKEN PLACE IN BROWN COUNTY. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 78.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 8600 3904 8622 3934 8634 3935 8595
      3919 8568 3913 8568 3913 8558 3905 8544
      3891 8546 3891 8553 3888 8553 3888 8557
      3885 8557 3885 8560 3882 8561 3882 8575
      3880 8579 3878 8581

$$

RYAN

650 
WGUS73 KIND 140954
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
554 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

INC005-013-071-079-141200-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-150714T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BARTHOLOMEW-BROWN-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
554 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BROWN...BARTHOLOMEW...
EASTERN JACKSON AND JENNINGS COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM EDT...

AT 553 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER 
RESCUES IN BARTHOLOMEW AND BROWN COUNTIES. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE 
FLOODED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR...BROWNSTOWN...NASHVILLE...NORTH VERNON AND
VERNON.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 8600 3904 8622 3934 8634 3935 8595
      3919 8568 3913 8568 3913 8558 3905 8544
      3891 8546 3891 8553 3888 8553 3888 8557
      3885 8557 3885 8560 3882 8561 3882 8575
      3880 8579 3878 8581

$$

RYAN

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