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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 15, 2015Martin County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 2015, 9:19 PM EDT for Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 15, 2015, 9:19 PM EDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2015, 12:30 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Martin County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 235 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1329 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

309 
WGUS53 KIND 160119
FFWIND
INC101-160430-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0005.150516T0119Z-150516T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
919 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT

* AT 917 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RADAR WAS ESTIMATING OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 
  OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA IN THE PAST HOUR AND ANOTHER INCH OR 
  SO IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 1030 PM. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
  OF SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF ROLAND.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...LOST 
RIVER...DAVIS CREEK...GREASY CREEK...SAMS CREEK AND BLUE CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ANOTHER INCH OR MORE OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 8682 3874 8671 3874 8668 3855 8667
      3853 8668

$$

KOCH

2 follow-up statements

394 
WGUS73 KIND 160246
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1046 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2015

INC101-160430-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150516T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARTIN-
1046 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN
COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...

AT 1044 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 
OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN JUST OVER AN HOUR ACROSS PARTS OF THE 
WARNING AREA. LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE 
NIGHT. 

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF 
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF ROLAND.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
LOST RIVER...DAVIS CREEK...SAMS CREEK...BLUE CREEK AND GREASY CREEK.

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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 3853 8682 3874 8671 3874 8668 3855 8667
      3853 8668

$$

KOCH

038 
WGUS73 KIND 160428
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1228 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2015

INC101-160443-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150516T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARTIN-
1228 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1230 AM EDT...

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 3853 8682 3874 8671 3874 8668 3855 8667
      3853 8668

$$

50

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Montgomery, Parke, Vigo	34 min
May 15, 8:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Tipton	24 min
May 16, 1:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Morgan, Owen	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.