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Areal Flood Warning 22, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Jun 14, 2017, 11:58 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2017, 11:58 PM EDT (03:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2017, 3:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:00 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Jun 14, 11:45 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 11:45 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 9:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 922 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2017 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-160130- 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, and Seymour 922 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Outlook: Isolated severe storms will be possible throughout the night. Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, brief heavy rainfall, isolated flooding and cloud to ground lightning. Timing: Through the night. Discussion: Weak disturbances combined with warm, moist and unstable air could trigger a few strong or severe thunderstorms through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Outlook: A few severe storms will be possible Thursday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours and near and east of a Muncie to Seymour line. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats. Otherwise, there is a chance of thunderstorms at times through the weekend. Any storm is capable of producing gusty winds, brief heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning. Severe storms may also be possible Sunday. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main severe threat with these storms. Discussion: Very warm, humid and unstable air will interact with numerous upper disturbances and also with a cold front late in the weekend. The result will be scattered to numerous thunderstorms, mainly through Sunday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible this afternoon and evening. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:32 PM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
632 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017
INZ045>047-054-055-142330-
Johnson IN-Morgan IN-Putnam IN-Hendricks IN-Marion IN-
632 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MORGAN...NORTHERN
JOHNSON...HENDRICKS...MARION AND EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM
EDT...
At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Danville, or 28 miles west of Indianapolis, moving
east at 40 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Indianapolis, Fishers, Greenwood, Lawrence, Plainfield, Brownsburg,
Beech Grove, Speedway, Mooresville, Danville, Southport, Avon, New
Whiteland, Cumberland, Whiteland, Pittsboro, Meridian Hills,
Brooklyn, Warren Park and Clermont.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3980 8678 3993 8601 3993 8594 3987 8594
3987 8595 3956 8595 3947 8665 3947 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 250DEG 36KT 3963 8663
NIELDSpecial weather statement, Jun 14, 7:27 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
727 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017
INZ039>041-047>049-055>057-150045-
Rush IN-Johnson IN-Henry IN-Shelby IN-Madison IN-Delaware IN-
Hancock IN-Hamilton IN-Marion IN-
727 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MADISON...SHELBY...
HANCOCK...RUSH...SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE...NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON...
EASTERN MARION...HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 845
PM EDT...
At 726 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Carmel to near Beech Grove to near Franklin.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Indianapolis, Muncie, Anderson, Shelbyville, Carmel, Fishers,
Noblesville, Greenwood, Lawrence, Franklin, Greenfield, New Castle,
Beech Grove, Rushville, Southport, Westfield, Yorktown, New
Whiteland, Cumberland and McCordsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3951 8537 3946 8613 4001 8615 4020 8539
3987 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 258DEG 27KT 3996 8611 3976 8606 3954 8609
NIELDSpecial weather statement, Jun 14, 8:37 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
837 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017
INZ041-042-049-057-150115-
Rush IN-Randolph IN-Henry IN-Delaware IN-
837 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RANDOLPH...EASTERN RUSH...EASTERN
DELAWARE AND EASTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...
At 837 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Albany to near Glenwood. Movement was east
at 40 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Muncie, New Castle, Winchester, Albany, Union City, Eaton, Parker
City, Farmland, Lynn, Selma, Ridgeville, Mooreland, Lewisville, Mount
Summit, Saratoga, Glenwood, Losantville, Straughn, Modoc and
Springport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 8520 3988 8520 3987 8522 3979 8522
3979 8530 3952 8530 3951 8544 4038 8537
4038 8522 4031 8522 4031 8480 4001 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 264DEG 33KT 4024 8517 3961 8536
NIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry, Randolph | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 10:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Rush, Shelby | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 71 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 6 days |
| Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 7 days |
| Jun 15, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 1:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 12 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Warren | 18 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 10 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 63 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 27 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 14 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 20 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 7 days |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 8 days |
| Jun 15, 7:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 7 days |
| Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 5 days |
| Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 6 days |
| Jun 15, 10:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 7 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.