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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 5, 20174 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Nov 5, 2017, 3:16 PM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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: Nov 5, 2017, 3:16 PM EST (20:16 UTC)
Expired: Nov 5, 2017, 6:15 PM EST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 5, 6:00 PM EST	FLASH FLOOD	Jonesville, IN	DISPATCH REPORTED FLOODED ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS OF JONESVILLE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 190 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 214 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 209 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

222 
WGUS53 KIND 052016
FFWIND
INC005-013-071-079-052315-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0023.171105T2016Z-171105T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
316 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...
  Southeastern Brown County in south central Indiana...
  Jackson County in south central Indiana...
  Jennings County in southeastern Indiana...

* Until 615 PM EST

* At 315 PM EST, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding
  across the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Seymour, North Vernon, Brownstown, Vernon, Crothersville, Medora,
  Jonesville, Hayden, Norman, Paris Crossing, Waymansville, Freetown,
  Butlerville, Nebraska, Vallonia, Spurgeons Corner, Azalia, Pleasant
  View, Cortland and Kurtz.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 37 and 61.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8591 3875 8591 3876 8603 3878 8609
      3876 8612 3878 8618 3877 8627 3899 8628
      3899 8631 3905 8632 3913 8579 3913 8556
      3919 8544 3891 8545 3891 8554 3888 8554
      3885 8561 3882 8561 3881 8579 3873 8587

$$

TDUD

2 follow-up statements

460 
WGUS73 KIND 052139
FFSIND

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
439 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

INC005-013-071-079-052315-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-171105T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bartholomew IN-Brown IN-Jackson IN-Jennings IN-
439 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BARTHOLOMEW...SOUTHEASTERN BROWN...JACKSON AND JENNINGS
COUNTIES...

At 338 PM EST, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding in 
Seymour.  Flash flooding is already occurring.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Seymour, North Vernon, Brownstown, Vernon, Crothersville, Medora,
Jonesville, Hayden, Norman, Paris Crossing, Waymansville, Freetown,
Butlerville, Nebraska, Vallonia, Spurgeons Corner, Azalia, Pleasant
View, Cortland and Kurtz.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8591 3875 8591 3876 8603 3878 8609
      3876 8612 3878 8618 3877 8627 3899 8628
      3899 8631 3905 8632 3913 8579 3913 8556
      3919 8544 3891 8545 3891 8554 3888 8554
      3885 8561 3882 8561 3881 8579 3873 8587

$$

TDUD

313 
WGUS73 KIND 052329
FFSIND

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
629 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

INC005-013-071-079-052334-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-171105T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bartholomew IN-Brown IN-Jackson IN-Jennings IN-
629 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARTHOLOMEW...
SOUTHEASTERN BROWN...JACKSON AND JENNINGS COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3876 8591 3875 8591 3876 8603 3878 8609
      3876 8612 3878 8618 3877 8627 3899 8628
      3899 8631 3905 8632 3913 8579 3913 8556
      3919 8544 3891 8545 3891 8554 3888 8554
      3885 8561 3882 8561 3881 8579 3873 8587

$$

TDUD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 3:20 AM EST	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 30 more	25 hr
Nov 5, 12:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene	35 min
Nov 5, 12:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	37 min
Nov 5, 1:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	26 min
Nov 5, 1:12 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Lawrence, Monroe	33 min
Nov 5, 1:19 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe	41 min
Nov 5, 1:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware	14 min
Nov 5, 1:37 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	38 min
Nov 5, 1:47 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	28 min
Nov 5, 2:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Jackson, Jennings	41 min
Nov 5, 2:20 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Jackson	115 min
Nov 5, 2:36 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jennings	24 min
Nov 5, 3:03 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Randolph	42 min
Nov 5, 3:35 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	3 hr
Nov 5, 3:38 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	22 min
Nov 5, 4:05 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Delaware, Henry	115 min
Nov 5, 4:12 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion	48 min
Nov 5, 4:37 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph	3 hr
Nov 5, 4:50 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe and 3 more	3 hr
Nov 5, 5:06 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Rush, Shelby	3 hr
Nov 5, 5:13 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton	3 hr
Nov 5, 5:20 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Morgan, Owen	3 hr
Nov 5, 5:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo	47 min
Nov 5, 6:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush, Shelby	34 min
Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Johnson	2 hr
Nov 5, 6:37 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Morgan, Owen, Putnam	23 min
Nov 5, 6:57 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe	33 min

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.