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Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 26, 20156 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 26, 2015, 7:36 PM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 4 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 26, 2015, 7:36 PM EDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2015, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Boone County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Marion County, IN, Montgomery County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 26, 11:36 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.67Westfield, IN

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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2015-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 708 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2015-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

992 
WGUS53 KIND 262336
FFWIND
INC011-023-057-063-097-107-270330-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0044.150726T2336Z-150727T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
736 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
    
* AT 736 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
  ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  INDIANAPOLIS...FRANKFORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE...NOBLESVILLE...
  BROWNSBURG...LEBANON...ZIONSVILLE...WESTFIELD...CICERO...
  PITTSBORO...WHITESTOWN...SHERIDAN...ARCADIA...THORNTOWN...
  MULBERRY...WAYNETOWN...JAMESTOWN...DARLINGTON...KIRKLIN AND LINDEN.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 160.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 56...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 58 AND 65.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4036 8669 4027 8624 4022 8624 4021 8592
      4002 8594 4000 8619 3986 8620 3986 8647
      3997 8671 3997 8708 4021 8708 4021 8670

$$

PUMA
1 follow-up statement
470 
WGUS73 KIND 270110
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
910 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2015

INC011-023-057-063-097-107-270330-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0044.000000T0000Z-150727T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-CLINTON IN-HAMILTON IN-MARION IN-HENDRICKS IN-
910 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
BOONE...MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN CLINTON...HAMILTON...NORTHWESTERN
MARION AND NORTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTIES...

AT 910 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
INDIANAPOLIS...FRANKFORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE...NOBLESVILLE...
BROWNSBURG...LEBANON...ZIONSVILLE...WESTFIELD...CICERO...PITTSBORO...
WHITESTOWN...SHERIDAN...ARCADIA...THORNTOWN...MULBERRY...WAYNETOWN...
JAMESTOWN...DARLINGTON...KIRKLIN AND LINDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4036 8669 4027 8624 4022 8624 4021 8592
      4002 8594 4000 8619 3986 8620 3986 8647
      3997 8671 3997 8708 4021 8708 4021 8670

$$

MMB/PUMA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 6:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHamilton, Marion3 hr
Jul 26, 6:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDTippecanoe3 hr
Jul 26, 7:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion4 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2015Every flash flood warning in 2015

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.