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Areal Flood Warning 52, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Jul 11, 2017, 9:18 AM EDT for 4 counties in 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
- Jul 11, 2017, 9:18 AM EDT (13:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2017, 12:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:22 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 2430 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
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 Jul 11, 6:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 6:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 348 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 INZ021-030-031-038>042-047>049-055>057-120800- Carroll-Clinton-Howard-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph- Marion-Hancock-Henry-Johnson-Shelby-Rush- Including the cities of Frankfort, Kokomo, Anderson, Muncie, Indianapolis, and Shelbyville 348 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Outlook: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH is in effect through this evening. Thunderstorms can be expected at times today and tonight. Some storms may be produce Heavy rain. Severe Storms cannot be ruled out. Hazards: Flash Flooding, Damaging winds, large hail, heavy rain and lightning. Timing: Throughout the day and into the evening. The flooding and severe risk will be this afternoon and evening. Discussion: A frontal boundary, along with several upper level weather disturbances are expected to generate thunderstorms today and tonight. Some storms may produce heavy rain which could result in flash flooding. Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary threats should any thunderstorm become severe. Lightning is a threat from any storm. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Outlook: Periodic threats for strong to severe thunderstorms will exist through Friday. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main severe threats. Dangerous cloud to ground lightning and heavy rainfall are threats with any thunderstorm. Thunderstorms over the next few days will have the potential to bring a few inches of rain to parts of central Indiana. With many locations already having saturated ground and elevated water levels, any additional rain would bring a return of flooding and exacerbate existing flooding. In addition to the storms...dewpoints will surge into the middle 70s Tuesday through Thursday...creating oppressive conditions as high temperatures warm into the upper 80s and lower 90s in some locations. This will create max heat indices in the middle 90s to near 100. Discussion: Daily chances for storms will continue through Friday as a northwest flow aloft enables several upper level disturbances to track across the region and interact with a frontal boundary. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today and tonight, and may be needed at other times throughout the week. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind INZ028-029-035>037-043>046-051>054-060>065-067>072-120800- Warren-Tippecanoe-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam- Hendricks-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown- Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Terre Haute, Bloomington, Columbus, Vincennes, Bedford, and Seymour 348 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Outlook: Thunderstorms can be expected at times today and tonight. Some storms may be produce Heavy rain. Severe Storms cannot be ruled out. Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, heavy rain and lightning. Timing: Throughout the day and into the evening. The flooding and severe risk will be this afternoon and evening. Discussion: A frontal boundary, along with several upper level weather disturbances are expected to generate thunderstorms today and tonight. Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary threats should any thunderstorm become severe. Lightning is a threat from any storm. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Outlook: Periodic threats for strong to severe thunderstorms will exist through Friday. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main severe threats. Dangerous cloud to ground lightning and heavy rainfall are threats with any thunderstorm. Thunderstorms over the next few days will have the potential to bring a few inches of rain to parts of central Indiana. With many locations already having saturated ground and elevated water levels, any additional rain would bring a return of flooding and exacerbate existing flooding. In addition to the storms...dewpoints will surge into the middle 70s Tuesday through Thursday...creating oppressive conditions as high temperatures warm into the upper 80s and lower 90s in some locations. This will create max heat indices in the middle 90s to near 100. Discussion: Daily chances for storms will continue through Friday as a northwest flow aloft enables several upper level disturbances to track across the region and interact with a frontal boundary. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today and tonight, and may be needed at other times throughout the week. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind PUMA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 7:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
824 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017
INZ046>048-055>057-111300-
Rush IN-Johnson IN-Hendricks IN-Shelby IN-Hancock IN-Marion IN-
824 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SHELBY...SOUTHERN HANCOCK...
NORTHWESTERN RUSH...NORTHERN JOHNSON...EASTERN HENDRICKS AND MARION
COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM EDT...
At 823 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Shelbyville, moving east at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Greenwood, Lawrence, Plainfield,
Brownsburg, Greenfield, Beech Grove, Speedway, Danville, Southport,
Avon, New Whiteland, Cumberland, Whiteland, New Palestine, Meridian
Hills, Warren Park, Clermont and Morristown.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3942 8566 3960 8625 3963 8625 3963 8635
3969 8655 3992 8637 3992 8628 3975 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 283DEG 36KT 3966 8586
AW/MKLocal storm report, Jul 11, 8:32 AM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
832 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0829 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E JAMESTOWN 39.92N 86.60W
07/11/2017 M2.50 INCH BOONE IN CO-OP OBSERVER
MEASURED 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER 1 HOUR AND
15 MINUTES.
&&
AWLocal storm report, Jul 11, 8:35 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
835 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NE BURLINGTON 40.55N 86.33W
07/11/2017 M4.45 INCH HOWARD IN COCORAHS
24 HOUR RAINFALL.
0811 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW KOKOMO 40.49N 86.15W
07/11/2017 M3.59 INCH HOWARD IN MESONET
24 HOUR RAINFALL.
0627 AM HEAVY RAIN SHIRLEY 39.90N 85.58W
07/11/2017 M2.62 INCH HENRY IN COCORAHS
24 HOUR RAINFALL.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ENE INDIAN HEIGHTS 40.45N 86.05W
07/11/2017 M2.22 INCH HOWARD IN COCORAHS
24 HOUR RAINFALL.
&&Special weather statement, Jul 11, 8:50 AM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 850 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017 INZ056-057-065-111330- Rush IN-Decatur IN-Shelby IN- 850 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...RUSH AND NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM EDT... At 850 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rushville, or 12 miles east of Shelbyville, moving east at 45 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Shelbyville, Greensburg, Rushville, Adams, Geneva, St. Paul, Milroy, Glenwood, Clarksburg, Waldron, Moscow, Newpoint, New Salem, Manilla, Sandusky, Lake Santee and Arlington. 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. && LAT...LON 3943 8589 3973 8561 3966 8530 3930 8530 TIME...MOT...LOC 1250Z 280DEG 38KT 3955 8555 AW/MK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 8:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll | 18 min |
| Jul 10, 8:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 8:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 11:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 1:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 21 min |
| Jul 11, 3:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock and 12 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:53 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 24 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Brown | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 8:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Marion, Shelby | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush, Shelby | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 9:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 9:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Monroe, Owen | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 10:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Morgan, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Warren | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 11:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Owen, Putnam and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 11:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard, Madison, Tippecanoe, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Putnam | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 12:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Clay, Monroe, Owen | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 12:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll | 25 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 19 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 25 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 44 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 5 days |
| Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 64 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard, Madison, Randolph and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush, Shelby | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 1:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 65 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 65 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 12 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 12 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Owen and 2 more | 12 hr |
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Areal Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2017Every areal flood warning in 2017
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.