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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 5, 20174 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Nov 5, 2017, 7:00 PM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports 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, 7:00 PM EST (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2017, 10:00 PM EST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Johnson County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 5, 8:33 PM ESTFLASH FLOOD1 Ese Rushville, IN4 INCHES OF RAIN CAUSING SMALL STREAMS TO EXCEED THEIR BANKS AND WATER TO ENTER A BASEMENT EAST OF RUSHVILLE.
Nov 5, 8:56 PM ESTHEAVY RAIN 1.963 Ssw Paragon, IN

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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 180 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2017-11-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 175 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2017-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 441 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
175 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
966 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
441 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
595 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

132 
WGUS53 KIND 060000
FFWIND
INC081-109-139-145-060300-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0027.171106T0000Z-171106T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Shelby County in central Indiana...
  Rush County in central Indiana...
  Morgan County in central Indiana...
  Johnson County in central Indiana...

* Until 1000 PM EST

* At 659 PM EST, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy
  rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin
  shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Shelbyville, Greenwood, Franklin, Martinsville, Mooresville,
  Rushville, New Whiteland, Edinburgh, Whiteland, Bargersville,
  Knightstown, Brooklyn, Flat Rock, Princes Lakes, Geneva,
  Morristown, Trafalgar, Monrovia, St. Paul and Morgantown.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 79 and 100.
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 50 and 56, and near mile marker
61.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 101 and 123.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3946 8561 3945 8563 3935 8563 3934 8663
      3960 8665 3960 8647 3963 8646 3964 8595
      3970 8594 3970 8563 3979 8563 3979 8530
      3945 8530

$$

TDUD
2 follow-up statements
771 
WGUS73 KIND 060054
FFSIND

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

INC081-109-139-145-060300-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-171106T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Shelby IN-Rush IN-Morgan IN-Johnson IN-
754 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST FOR
SHELBY...RUSH...MORGAN AND JOHNSON COUNTIES...

At 627 PM EST, the public reported heavy rain from thunderstorms in 
Bargersville.  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Shelbyville, Greenwood, Franklin, Martinsville, Mooresville,
Rushville, New Whiteland, Edinburgh, Whiteland, Bargersville,
Knightstown, Brooklyn, Flat Rock, Princes Lakes, Geneva, Morristown,
Trafalgar, Monrovia, St. Paul and Morgantown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3946 8561 3945 8563 3935 8563 3934 8663
      3960 8665 3960 8647 3963 8646 3964 8595
      3970 8594 3970 8563 3979 8563 3979 8530
      3945 8530

$$

TDUD
660 
WGUS73 KIND 060251
FFSIND

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

INC081-109-139-145-060301-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-171106T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Shelby IN-Rush IN-Morgan IN-Johnson IN-
951 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SHELBY...RUSH...MORGAN AND JOHNSON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EST...

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

LAT...LON 3946 8561 3945 8563 3935 8563 3934 8663
      3960 8665 3960 8647 3963 8646 3964 8595
      3970 8594 3970 8563 3979 8563 3979 8530
      3945 8530

$$

TDUD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 7:18 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Monroe3 hr
Nov 5, 7:32 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur3 hr
Nov 5, 7:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur32 min
Nov 5, 9:56 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware3 hr
Nov 5, 10:03 PM ESTTornado WarningINDJackson11 min
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby36 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby69 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Madison44 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion38 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan50 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan55 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph17 hr
Nov 5, 10:19 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush, Shelby29 hr
Nov 5, 10:19 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew23 hr
Nov 5, 10:43 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson36 hr
Nov 5, 10:55 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings and 2 more3 hr
Nov 5, 10:56 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew15 hr
Nov 6, 1:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur51 min
Nov 6, 4:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings, Washington17 hr
Nov 6, 11:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington6 days
Nov 6, 11:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox53 hr
Nov 6, 11:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.