Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2017, 10:59 PM EDT for 8 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
- Apr 29, 2017, 10:59 PM EDT (02:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2017, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Marion County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Shelby County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 11:52 PM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Sse Noblesville, IN | ROAD FLOODED. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
206 WGUS53 KIND 300259 FFWIND INC011-057-059-063-081-097-109-145-300600- /O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0003.170430T0259Z-170430T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1059 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Shelby County in central Indiana... Western Hancock County in central Indiana... Northeastern Morgan County in central Indiana... Northern Johnson County in central Indiana... Eastern Hendricks County in central Indiana... Marion County in central Indiana... Southeastern Boone County in central Indiana... Southern Hamilton County in central Indiana... * Until 200 AM EDT. * At 1058 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 1 to 2 inches are possible through 1 am...in addition to the 2 to 3 inches of rain that has already fallen since Friday evening. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. This will impact the entire Indianapolis metro area. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Greenwood, Lawrence, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Beech Grove, Zionsville, Speedway, Mooresville, Danville, Southport, Westfield, Avon, New Whiteland, Cumberland, McCordsville and Whiteland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 96 and 132. Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 213. Interstate 70 between mile markers 56 and 98. Interstate 74 between mile markers 64 and 106. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. && LAT...LON 4004 8586 3956 8586 3956 8655 4005 8636 $$ Ryan
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Fountain, Greene, Montgomery, Owen, Parke and 6 more | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 9:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 10:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 39 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 9 days |
| Apr 29, 10:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 39 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 52 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 63 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 71 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike | 8 days |
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.