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Special Weather Statement, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 16, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2016, 12:40 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2016, 12:40 AM EDT (04:40 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2016, 1:15 AM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Decatur County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 15, 10:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 10:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 4:37 PM EDT, 8 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
437 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2016

INZ040>042-162045-
MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
437 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

HAZARDS: LOCALIZED FLOODING. LIGHTNING.

TIMING: ANY TIME.

DISCUSSION: A FRONT REMAINING IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE TIME THROUGH
SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY.
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

DISCUSSION: A FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH TROPICAL GULF MOISTURE AND
PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OFF AND ON
EARLY THIS WEEK. OTHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR
STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND
STORM IMPACT REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED THROUGHOUT THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

INZ021-028>031-035>039-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-162045-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-
TIPTON-HAMILTON-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...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
437 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

HAZARDS: FLASH FLOODING. LIGHTNING.

TIMING: ANY TIME.

DISCUSSION: A FRONT REMAINING IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WITH A TROPICAL AIRMASS IN
PLACE...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE TIME THROUGH
SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE INTO
TUESDAY. LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

DISCUSSION: A FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH TROPICAL GULF MOISTURE AND
PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OFF AND ON
EARLY THIS WEEK. OTHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR
STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND
STORM IMPACT REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED THROUGHOUT THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 12:40 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.