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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 18, 2016Carroll County, Howard County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2016, 3:17 AM EDT for Carroll County, Howard County, Indiana. It was in force for 4 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
Jul 18, 2016, 3:17 AM EDT (07:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2016, 7:15 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carroll County, IN, Howard County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 00:00Z on 2016-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3314 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2016-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 197 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
3314 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1062 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.3
Supercell composite
26.5

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The text

As transmitted.

555 
WGUS53 KIND 180717
FFWIND
INC015-067-181115-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0003.160718T0717Z-160718T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
317 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 715 AM EDT

* AT 316 AM 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...
  KOKOMO...DELPHI...GREENTOWN...FLORA...CAMDEN...
  BURLINGTON AND YEOMAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4066 8637 4056 8637 4056 8586 4043 8586
      4044 8668 4067 8672 4068 8648

$$

JJK
1 follow-up statement
204 
WGUS73 KIND 181101
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
701 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

INC015-067-181111-
/O.CAN.KIND.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160718T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL IN-HOWARD IN-
701 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CARROLL AND HOWARD COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED. FLOODING IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 4066 8637 4056 8637 4056 8586 4043 8586
      4044 8668 4067 8672 4068 8648

$$
JJK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 4:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton90 min
Jul 18, 4:14 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDTippecanoe3 hr
Jul 18, 4:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks, Marion54 min
Jul 18, 5:14 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren6 hr
Jul 18, 5:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Rush, Shelby52 min
Jul 18, 5:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDMontgomery12 hr
Jul 18, 6:25 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more6 hr
Jul 18, 6:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Fountain, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo12 hr
Jul 18, 7:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 4 more4 hr
Jul 18, 7:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin57 min
Jul 18, 7:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin53 min
Jul 18, 11:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson10 hr
Jul 18, 12:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo45 min
Jul 18, 12:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo23 min
Jul 18, 12:27 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 2 more3 hr
Jul 18, 12:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen, Parke, Putnam49 min

Nearby

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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.