Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2015, 8:27 AM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports 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
- Jun 25, 2015, 8:27 AM EDT (12:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2015, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clay County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 9:15 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se Rockville, IN | WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD 275E NEAR LITTLE RACOON CREEK. |
| Jun 25, 9:20 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sw Bainbridge, IN | WATER REPORTED OVER THE ROADWAY NEAR 200W AND 450N FROM NEARBY FALLS BRANCH CREEK. |
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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -330 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
051
WGUS53 KIND 251227
FFWIND
INC021-107-121-133-165-167-251830-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0009.150625T1227Z-150625T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
827 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT THURSDAY
* AT 825 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RAINFALL OF 3.25 INCHES WAS OBSERVED IN MONTEZUMA AS OF 815
AM EST.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CLINTON...GREENCASTLE...NEWPORT AND ROCKVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 8753 3998 8743 3996 8744 3995 8742
3995 8729 3983 8670 3951 8669 3961 8753
$$
DRT2 follow-up statements
807
WGUS73 KIND 251522
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1122 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
INC021-107-121-133-165-167-251830-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150625T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-PUTNAM-VERMILLION-VIGO-
1122 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CLAY...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...PARKE...PUTNAM...VERMILLION AND
NORTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
AT 1118 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN
MAINLY RURAL LOCATIONS IN THE TYPICAL LOW LYING FLOOD AREAS.
COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED SOME ROADS HAD FLOODED OR EXPERIENCED
CULVERT WASHOUTS IN VERMILLION...PARKE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 8753 3998 8743 3996 8744 3995 8742
3995 8729 3984 8671 3951 8669 3961 8753
$$
DRT345
WGUS73 KIND 251829
FFSIND
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
229 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
INC021-107-121-133-165-167-251843-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150625T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-MONTGOMERY-PARKE-PUTNAM-VERMILLION-VIGO-
229 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
CLAY...SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...PARKE...PUTNAM...VERMILLION AND
NORTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 230 PM 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 4000 8753 3998 8743 3996 8744 3995 8742
3995 8729 3984 8671 3951 8669 3961 8753
$$
DRTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 6:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen, Sullivan | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 7:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence and 2 more | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 8:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 9 days |
| Jun 25, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 8 days |
| Jun 25, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 8 days |
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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.