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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 13, 2017Clay County, Owen County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2017, 2:27 PM EDT for Clay County, Owen County, 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2017, 2:27 PM EDT (18:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clay County, IN, Owen County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 179 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2017-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1770 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2017-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1770 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
867 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

202 
WGUS53 KIND 131827
FFWIND
INC021-119-132130-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0006.170613T1827Z-170613T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
227 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Clay County in west central Indiana...
  Owen County in west central Indiana...

* Until 530 PM EDT

* At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area...with 2 to 2.5 inches estimated 
  from near Clay City east to just north of Spencer since 1 pm EDT. 
  An additional 1 to 2 inches are possible by 4 pm. Flash flooding 
  is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Spencer, Clay City, Gosport, Center Point, Patricksburg, Coal City,
  Cory, Saline City, Bowling Green and McCormicks Creek State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3942 8722 3940 8663 3935 8663 3936 8665
      3934 8666 3933 8666 3933 8667 3934 8669
      3923 8668 3922 8669 3922 8724

$$

Ryan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 10:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRush44 min
Jun 13, 11:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHancock43 min
Jun 13, 11:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur45 min
Jun 13, 11:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHenry45 min
Jun 13, 11:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDecatur, Jennings3 hr
Jun 13, 11:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur42 min
Jun 13, 12:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMadison34 min
Jun 13, 12:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJohnson, Shelby46 min
Jun 13, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware46 min
Jun 13, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks42 min
Jun 13, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion24 min
Jun 13, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur, Shelby49 min
Jun 13, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion35 min
Jun 13, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Monroe, Owen39 min
Jun 13, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRush21 min
Jun 13, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Shelby35 min
Jun 13, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush33 min
Jun 13, 1:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton24 min
Jun 13, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson35 min
Jun 13, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings30 min
Jun 13, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Monroe39 min
Jun 13, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings3 hr
Jun 13, 5:08 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDFountain, Vermillion3 hr
Jun 13, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.