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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 13, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2016, 1:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 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
Aug 13, 2016, 1:55 PM EDT (17:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
3 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

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 13, 3:10 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 W Greencastle, INWATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH WAS REPORTED OVER WEST WALNUT STREET...WEST OF GREENCASTLE
Aug 13, 5:07 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.751 Nw Greencastle, INEVENT TOTAL. 3.58 INCHES WERE MEASURED IN AN HOUR.

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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 12:00Z on 2016-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 252 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 12:00Z on 2016-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 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
252 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

034 
WGUS53 KIND 131755
FFWIND
INC021-107-121-133-132100-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0009.160813T1755Z-160813T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
155 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 155 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH
  FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GREENCASTLE...BRAZIL...ROCKVILLE...ROACHDALE...KNIGHTSVILLE...
  BAINBRIDGE...HARMONY...STAUNTON...FILLMORE...CARBON...
  RUSSELLVILLE...JUDSON...REELSVILLE...GROVELAND...BRIDGETON...
  LENA...CARPENTERSVILLE AND CECIL HARDEN LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3982 8724 3993 8669 3962 8669 3947 8724
      3952 8724 3952 8720 3961 8720 3961 8725

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 3:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 31 more3 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen60 hr
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox7 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox7 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike9 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike10 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox8 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan4 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan5 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox, Posey7 days
Aug 13, 11:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene4 days
Aug 13, 12:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox3 hr
Aug 13, 12:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware3 hr
Aug 13, 2:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence and 3 more3 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.