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Areal Flood Warning 62, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood warning at Jul 12, 2017, 6:09 AM EDT for Johnson County, Morgan County, Indiana. It was in force for 9 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 12, 2017, 6:09 AM EDT (10:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2017, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Johnson County, IN, Morgan County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 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 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 3554 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 974 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 17.4
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 12, 4:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 4:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 3:22 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 322 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-130730- 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 322 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Outlook: Residual flooding will continue from earlier storms. Isolated thunderstorms are possible late tonight across northern parts of Central Indiana. Hazards: Ongoing Flooding. Lightning, gusty winds, and heavy rain from isolated storms. Timing: Flooding is ongoing. Thunderstorms chances after 200 AM Friday. Discussion: Southwesterly winds ahead of low pressure moving through the upper midwest will bring a warm and humid day to Central Indiana today. A cold front, along with several upper level weather disturbances could generate additional isolated thunderstorms late tonight. Some storms may produce heavy rain which could result in further flooding. Lightning is a threat from any storm. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Outlook: There is a SLIGHT RISK for severe thunderstorms on Thursday and Thursday Night. The main threats from these storms will be damaging wind...heavy rain resulting in flash flooding and lightning. Thunderstorms over on Thursday and Thursday Night will have the potential to bring several 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. More storms are possible Sunday and Sunday night. It is too soon to determine if these storms will be severe. Lightning is a threat with any thunderstorm. Discussion: A cold front will approach and pass across Central Indiana on Thursday and Thursday Night. Thunderstorms are expected to develop along and ahead of the front. Heavy rain will be possible due to a very warm and humid air mass in place across Central Indiana. Another front will bring additional chances for showers and thunderstorms on Sunday and Sunday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected today. Spotters may be needed on Thursday and Thursday Night. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind PUMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 17 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 53 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 7 days |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 9 days |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 9 days |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 35 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 67 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 50 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 5 days |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 20 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 46 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 9 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 32 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 16 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 5 days |
| Jul 12, 1:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 26 more | 38 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 3:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tipton | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 41 min |
| Jul 12, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vigo | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 36 min |
| Jul 12, 7:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.