Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Watches in 2015
Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood watch at Dec 25, 2015, 3:07 PM EST for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 26, 2015, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 51 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2015, 3:07 PM EST (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2015, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Flood severity
- None
All 39 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1146 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
722 WGUS63 KIND 252007 FFAIND URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 307 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-260415- /O.NEW.KIND.FF.A.0008.151226T2100Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 307 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL... CLAY...CLINTON...DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN... GREENE...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD... JACKSON...JENNINGS...JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON... MARION...MARTIN...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN... PARKE...PUTNAM...RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN... TIPPECANOE...TIPTON...VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT MEANDERING ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE RESULT IS THE POTENTIAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 50
12 follow-up statements
280 WGUS63 KIND 260302 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1002 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-261115- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.151226T2100Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1002 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT MEANDERING ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE RESULT IS THE POTENTIAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
045 WGUS63 KIND 260907 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 407 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-261715- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.151226T2100Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 407 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE RESULT IS THE POTENTIAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ JJK
573 WGUS63 KIND 261658 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1158 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-270100- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.151226T2100Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 1158 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE RESULT IS THE POTENTIAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
248 WGUS63 KIND 270252 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 952 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-271100- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 952 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE RESULT IS THE POTENTIAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
551 WGUS63 KIND 270903 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 403 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-271715- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 403 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS INTO MONDAY. THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL FROM TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
942 WGUS63 KIND 271449 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 949 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-272300- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 949 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS INTO MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL FROM TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 50
064 WGUS63 KIND 272034 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 334 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-280445- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 334 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS INTO MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL FROM THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
067 WGUS63 KIND 280238 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 938 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-281045- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 938 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS INTO MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL FROM THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
239 WGUS63 KIND 280853 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 353 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-281700- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 353 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * A FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
372 WGUS63 KIND 281442 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 942 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-282245- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 942 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * A FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL INDIANA WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
068 WGUS63 KIND 282005 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 305 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 700 PM... INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-290000- /O.CON.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 305 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF INDIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... BARTHOLOMEW...BOONE...BROWN...CARROLL...CLAY...CLINTON... DAVIESS...DECATUR...DELAWARE...FOUNTAIN...GREENE...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HENDRICKS...HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JENNINGS... JOHNSON...KNOX...LAWRENCE...MADISON...MARION...MARTIN... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWEN...PARKE...PUTNAM... RANDOLPH...RUSH...SHELBY...SULLIVAN...TIPPECANOE...TIPTON... VERMILLION...VIGO AND WARREN. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * A FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LONGER TERM FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
078 WGUS63 KIND 290014 FFAIND FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 714 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... .FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL INDIANA HAS EXPIRED . INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-290115- /O.EXP.KIND.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-151229T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 714 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF INDIANA HAS EXPIRED. BUT PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES. $$ TDUD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Dec 25, 2:43 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 2:43 PM EST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 243 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .UPDATE... THE SYNOPSIS...NEAR TERM...SHORT TERM...AND LONG TERM SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BELOW. && .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 243 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MEANDER ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR RAIN...POTENTIALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AROUND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE INTO MID- WEEK...THEN COOL TO BELOW AVERAGE. && .NEAR TERM.../REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT/ ISSUED AT 243 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 PARTIAL CLEARING FROM THIS AFTERNOON WILL LINGER INTO EVENING...THEN CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AS ISENTROPIC LIFT BEGINS TO INCREASE. IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR FORCING AND MOISTURE TO INCREASE ENOUGH TO WARRANT POPS. THUS DELAYED ANY MENTION OF POPS UNTIL MID EVENING IN THE FAR SOUTH...AND ONLY SPREADING UP TO I-70 OR SO BY 11Z. GENERALLY STUCK WITH A MODEL BLEND FOR LOW TEMPERATURES AS THESE LOOK REASONABLE WITH INCREASING/THICKENING CLOUDS. && .SHORT TERM.../SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/ ISSUED AT 243 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 FOCUS IS ON HEAVY RAIN. MODELS STILL VARY IN THEIR PLACEMENT OF HEAVY RAIN AXIS...BUT ALL STILL INDICATE THE POTENTIAL. AM AFRAID THAT THE OPERATIONAL MODELS MIGHT BE TOO FAR NORTH WITH THE AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN GIVEN THAT ENSEMBLE MEANS ARE TO THE SOUTH. PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUNDS IN THE DETAILS. WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL FLOW NORTH BEHIND AND OVER THE FRONT. 850MB FLOW STRENGTHENS DURING THE DAY. THUS RAMPED UP POPS TO CATEGORICAL ALL AREAS ON SATURDAY AND MOST AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT. FRONT MAY GET FAR ENOUGH NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT TO ONLY GO LIKELY POPS FAR SOUTH. CONTINUED CATEGORICAL POPS ON SUNDAY AS FRONT SINKS BACK SOUTH AND FORCING/MOISTURE REMAIN PLENTIFUL. IT NOW APPEARS THAT FRONT WILL REMAIN CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE AREA TO GO HIGHER POPS THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL GO LIKELY OR HIGHER POPS BY MONDAY MORNING. ON MONDAY SURFACE AND UPPER LOW LOOK TO GO WEST OF THE AREA AND BRING THE FRONT THROUGH ONCE AGAIN. WENT HIGH POPS AGAIN. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL BE NEAR RECORD FOR LATE DECEMBER DURING THIS EVENT. FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING WILL CREATE HEAVIER BANDS OF RAIN...AND DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF THE FRONT THESE MAY LINGER OVER THE SAME AREAS FOR A WHILE. THUS HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL BE A THREAT. WITH THE UNCERTAINTY ON EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL SET UP AND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL AREAS. WENT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL PERIODS OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN. LOOKING AT OTHER ISSUES DURING THE PERIOD...COULD BE SOME STRONG STORMS ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE ENTIRE AREA IN A MARGINAL RISK...BUT CURRENTLY FEEL THE BETTER CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN FOR FREEZING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH ON SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING...BUT NOW MODELS ALL INDICATE THAT SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING /IF ONLY BY A COUPLE OF DEGREES FAR NORTH/. THUS REMOVED MENTION OF FREEZING RAIN FOR NOW. USED A MODEL BLEND FOR TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH THE UNCERTAINTIES IN FRONTAL PLACEMENT. COULD BE SOME LARGE ADJUSTMENTS TO SOME AREAS IN LATER FORECASTS IF FRONT DOES NOT MOVE WHERE EXPECTED /DUE TO THE LARGE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE FRONT/. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... ISSUED AT 243 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 THE MAIN STORY FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THE YEAR WILL BE A STEADY TRANSITION TO A COLDER AND MORE SEASONABLE WEATHER REGIME FOR THE REGION. EXTENDED PERIOD WILL START OUT ACTIVE WITH THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING WEST OF THE REGION THROUGH THE MISSOURI VALLEY AND EVENTUALLY KICKING OUT INTO THE GREAT LAKES TUESDAY IN A WEAKENED STATE. THE MODEL CONSENSUS TREND WITH THE LOW TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER WEST WITH THE ECMWF ON THE FAR WESTERN END OF THE GUIDANCE ENVELOPE. CONSIDERING HOW AMPLIFIED THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS...COULD SEE THE TRACK CONTINUE TO NUDGE WEST A BIT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. OCCLUDING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY NIGHT WITH CONTINUED RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS...BUT SHOULD SEE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO DRY OUT TUESDAY AS THE LOW LIFTS AWAY AND WEAK UPPER RIDGING EXPANDS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. YET ANOTHER PIECE OF ENERGY ALOFT DIGGING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT WILL PINWHEEL INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY AND SERVE TO BEGIN BUCKLING MID LEVEL HEIGHTS OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY. AT THE SURFACE...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA LATE WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS. AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT...STILL THINK PRECIP MAY CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE ENDING. ARRIVAL OF A STRONG RIDGE ALOFT ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL PROMOTE FURTHER AMPLIFICATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM TROUGH EAST OF THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL ENABLE SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR FELT IN A WHILE TO SPILL INTO THE REGION FOR NEW YEARS EVE AND NEW YEARS DAY. HIGHS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF 2016 MAY VERY WELL NOT MAKE IT TO THE FREEZING LEVEL OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. && .AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR 251800Z TAF ISSUANCE/... ISSUED AT 1138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DETERIORATING CONDITIONS FOR AVIATORS AS RAIN ARRIVES ON SATURDAY MORNING. PRESENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES ENABLING DRIER AIR TO ADVECT INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH LATE THIS MORNING. THIS HAS HELPED THIN THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS A BIT AS THE SURFACE WAVE ALONG THE REMNANT FRONT TRACKS THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY. EXPECT ADDITIONAL THINNING OF THE HIGH CLOUDS FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15KTS. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH THIS EVENING... EVENTUALLY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY MORNING. MODEL SOUNDINGS AND TIME HEIGHT SECTIONS SHOWING RAPID NORTHWARD PROGRESSION TO DEEPER MOISTURE WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LAYER AS ISENTROPIC LIFT COMMENCES NORTH OF THE APPROACHING WARM FRONT. EXPECT CEILINGS TO LOWER INTO MVFR CATEGORY IN THE PREDAWN HOURS AS SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS LIFT NORTH...THEN DROP FURTHER TO IFR AND LOWER SATURDAY MORNING AS MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN ENCOMPASSES THE FORECAST AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. WINDS WILL VEER TO A EAST/SOUTHEAST DIRECTION BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AT 10 TO 15KTS. POOR FLYING CONDITIONS LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE DAY SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072. && SYNOPSIS...50 NEAR TERM...50 SHORT TERM...50 LONG TERM....RYAN AVIATION...RYAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 5:07 AM EST, 10 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 507 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-261015- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE- TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY- RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE 507 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HAZARDS: NONE. TIMING: NONE. DISCUSSION:THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN. IF ANY FALLS IT WILL BE LIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. OUTLOOK: HEAVY RAINFALL SATURDAY INTO MONDAY MAY CAUSE FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT CERTAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. FLURRIES COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. DISCUSSION: A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF LOW PRESSURE AND FRONTS WILL PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER SHOULD ARRIVE TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ060>065-067>072-261015- SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 507 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HAZARDS: NONE. TIMING: NONE. DISCUSSION: THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN. IF ANY FALLS IT WILL BE LIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. OUTLOOK: HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SATURDAY INTO MONDAY MAY CAUSE FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME MAY BE STRONG. FLURRIES COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. DISCUSSION: A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF LOW PRESSURE AND FRONTS WILL PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER SHOULD ARRIVE TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE)
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 25, 1:34 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
134 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S PARAGON 39.35N 86.56W
12/23/2015 MORGAN IN PUBLIC
GRAIN BIN BLOWN OVER...PART OF A METAL ROOF DETACHED
FROM A HOME...SEVERAL TREES DOWN. NEAR INTERSECTION OF
POCKET HOLLOW ANBD BURNETT ROADS.
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MDRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 6 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 5 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 5 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 8 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 10 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 20 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 13 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 20 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 22 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 23 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 19 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 19 days |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.