Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2016, 6:16 PM EDT for Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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 15, 2016, 6:16 PM EDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Marion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 6:23 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.75 | Indianapolis, IN | AMOUNT OF RAIN IN THE PAST 50 MINUTES AT 10TH STREET STREET AND COUNTRY CLUB ROAD. |
| Jun 15, 7:06 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.15 | Indianapolis, IN | LOCATED AT 10TH STREET AND COUNTRY CLUB ROAD |
| Jun 15, 7:15 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.35 | Speedway, IN | RELAYED BY MEDIA |
| Jun 15, 8:13 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 W Indianapolis, IN | WAYNE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT AND IFD CONDUCTING WATER RESCUES FROM CARS AND HOMES AT EAGLE VALLEY PASS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
926 WGUS53 KIND 152216 FFWIND INC097-160115- /O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0001.160615T2216Z-160616T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 616 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 616 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...LAWRENCE...PLAINFIELD...BEECH GROVE...SPEEDWAY... SOUTHPORT...AVON...CUMBERLAND...MERIDIAN HILLS...WARREN PARK... CLERMONT...HOMECROFT...ROCKY RIPPLE...WILLIAMS CREEK...WYNNEDALE... SPRING HILL...CROWS NEST...NORTH CROWS NEST... INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS AND CAMBY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 127. INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 202. INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 69 AND 93. INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 99. LAT...LON 3992 8596 3964 8596 3964 8633 3992 8633 $$ TDUD
1 follow-up statement
275 WGUS73 KIND 160004 FFSIND FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 804 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016 INC097-160115- /O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160616T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION IN- 804 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR MARION COUNTY... AT 757 PM EDT...GAUGE REPORTS INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING CLERMONT... SPEEDWAY AND NORTH ACROSS PIKE TOWNSHIP. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR STREAMS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... INDIANAPOLIS...LAWRENCE...PLAINFIELD...BEECH GROVE...SPEEDWAY... SOUTHPORT...AVON...CUMBERLAND...MERIDIAN HILLS...WARREN PARK... CLERMONT...HOMECROFT...ROCKY RIPPLE...WILLIAMS CREEK...WYNNEDALE... SPRING HILL...CROWS NEST...NORTH CROWS NEST... INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS AND CAMBY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && LAT...LON 3992 8596 3964 8596 3964 8633 3992 8633 $$ MK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Greene, Sullivan | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Greene | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Marion | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Owen, Sullivan | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Martin | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Marion | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 2 more | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Lawrence, Martin | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and 1 more | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry, Rush | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Vigo | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Boone, Hamilton | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Parke and 3 more | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Sullivan | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 23 min |
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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.