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River Flood Warning 310, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 22, 2017Clinton County, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Jul 22, 2017, 11:04 AM EDT for Clinton County, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 22, 2017, 11:04 AM EDT (15:04 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2017, 7:00 AM EDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Clinton County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette (SFWI3). The gauge peaked at 11.07 ft at Jul 22, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate51007/2207/2307/24
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03334500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

741 
WGUS43 KIND 221504
FLWIND
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1104 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

...The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Flood 
Warning for portions of the following rivers in western Indiana...

  South Fork Wildcat Creek...Wabash River...

.Lowland flooding is developing along Wildcat Creek and will soon
develop across portions of the Wabash River.  Significant flooding is
not expected. Flooding will affect some local and state roads...low
agricultural land and some river parks. 

Three to four inches of rain fell from Thursday to Saturday morning
across the Upper Wabash Basin.  Another inch of rain is possible in
the same area Saturday and Saturday night. Flooding will be worst on
the Wabash in the Lafayette area with the river reaching six to
seven feet above flood stage by late Sunday with smaller crests
further downstream.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...

Motorists should never drive into flood water. Turn around and go 
another way. Keep children away from flooded areas. Recreational and 
agricultural interests should remain alert to changing river 
conditions.

For detailed flood information go to weather.gov/ind on the web and 
click on rivers and lakes.



INC023-157-221604-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0310.170722T1504Z-170723T1100Z/
/SFWI3.1.ER.170722T1423Z.170722T2300Z.170723T0500Z.NO/
1104 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.
* until Sunday morning.
* At 10:30 AM Saturday the stage was 10.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 11.3 feet by this
  evening. The river will fall below flood stage after midnight 
  tomorrow.
* At 10.0 feet...Creek at flood stage.  Water over banks and affecting
  agricultural land and low residential areas.

&&

LAT...LON 4036 8676 4041 8679 4042 8682 4044 8681
      4043 8676 4036 8673             

$$

INC045-121-157-165-171-221604-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0311.170722T1908Z-170726T0815Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.170722T1908Z.170723T1800Z.170725T2015Z.NO/
1104 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Lafayette.
* from this afternoon to late Tuesday night.
* At 10:30 AM Saturday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 17.3 feet by tomorrow early afternoon.  
  The river will fall below flood stage by Tuesday afternoon.
* At 17.0 feet...Lowland flooding in progress.  Flood waters close SR 
  225 just south of the Wabash River near Battleground. Walking and 
  bike trails in Tapawingo Park area are flooded.  Warren CR 350 N in
  the Black Rock Preserve area flooded.  Flood waters near Tippecanoe
  CR 950 W south of CR 75 S. 

&&

LAT...LON 4054 8670 4040 8688 4033 8709 4040 8709
      4048 8688 4056 8673             

$$

INC045-121-165-171-221604-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0312.170723T1100Z-170727T1200Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.170723T1100Z.170725T0000Z.170727T0000Z.NO/
1104 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Covington.
* from Sunday morning to Thursday morning.
* At 10:45 AM Saturday the stage was 13.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow morning and continue 
  to rise to near 20.4 feet by early Tuesday morning.  The river will
  fall below flood stage by Wednesday evening.
* At 20.5 feet...Williamsport Road may begin to flood in Fountain 
  County. 

&&

LAT...LON 4033 8709 4017 8737 3997 8739 3997 8745
      4020 8747 4040 8709             

$$

INC121-165-167-221604-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0313.170723T2141Z-170728T0508Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.170723T2141Z.170726T0600Z.170727T1708Z.NO/
1104 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Montezuma.
* from Sunday afternoon to late Thursday night.
* At 10:45 AM Saturday the stage was 10.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 18.1 feet by early Wednesday morning.  The
  river will fall below flood stage by Thursday early afternoon.
* At 18.0 feet...Montezuma agricultural levee is overtopped.  Fourteen
  hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.

&&

LAT...LON 3997 8739 3986 8734 3977 8736 3977 8740
      3985 8741 3997 8745             

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-221604-
/O.NEW.KIND.FL.W.0314.170725T1030Z-170728T1936Z/
/HUFI3.1.ER.170725T1030Z.170727T0600Z.170728T0736Z.NO/
1104 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* from Tuesday morning to Friday afternoon.
* At 10:00 AM Saturday the stage was 8.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue 
  to rise to near 15.8 feet by early Thursday morning.  The river 
  will fall below flood stage by Friday morning.
* At 16.0 feet...Lowest river cabins across from the Wabash Generating
  Station begin to flood.  Flooding of agricultural land along U.S. 
  63 north of Terre Haute, west bank of river and in southwest Vigo 
  County occurs.  County roads flood in southwest Vigo County.  The 
  wetland projects between U.S. 40 and I-70 begin to slowly fill.

&&

LAT...LON 3960 8736 3943 8740 3930 8757 3932 8763
      3945 8747 3960 8741             

$$
2 follow-up statements
752 
WGUS83 KIND 221522
FLSIND
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1122 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

...A Flood Warning continues for portions of the following rivers in
western Indiana...

  South Fork Wildcat Creek...Wabash River...Wildcat Creek...

.Lowland flooding is developing along Wildcat Creek and will soon
develop across portions of the Wabash River.  Significant flooding is
not expected. Flooding will affect some local and state roads...low
agricultural land and some river parks. 

Three to four inches of rain fell from Thursday to Saturday morning
across the Upper Wabash Basin.  Another inch of rain is possible in
the same area Saturday and Saturday night. Flooding will be worst on
the Wabash in the Lafayette area with the river reaching six to
seven feet above flood stage by late Sunday with smaller crests
further downstream.


Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...

Motorists should never drive into flood water. Turn around and go 
another way. Keep children away from flooded areas. Recreational and 
agricultural interests should remain alert to changing river 
conditions.

For detailed flood information go to weather.gov/ind on the web and 
click on rivers and lakes.



INC023-157-231100-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0310.000000T0000Z-170723T1100Z/
/SFWI3.1.ER.170722T1423Z.170722T2300Z.170723T0500Z.NO/
1122 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.
* until Sunday morning.
* At 10:30 AM Saturday the stage was 10.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 11.3 feet by this
  evening. The river will fall below flood stage after midnight 
  tomorrow.
* At 10.0 feet...Creek at flood stage.  Water over banks and affecting
  agricultural land and low residential areas.

&&

LAT...LON 4036 8676 4041 8679 4042 8682 4044 8681
      4043 8676 4036 8673             

$$

INC045-121-157-165-171-231521-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0311.170722T1908Z-170726T0815Z/
/LAFI3.1.ER.170722T1908Z.170723T1800Z.170725T2015Z.NO/
1122 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Lafayette.
* from this afternoon to late Tuesday night.
* At 10:30 AM Saturday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 17.3 feet by tomorrow early afternoon.  
  The river will fall below flood stage by Tuesday afternoon.
* At 17.0 feet...Lowland flooding in progress.  Flood waters close SR 
  225 just south of the Wabash River near Battleground. Walking and 
  bike trails in Tapawingo Park area are flooded.  Warren CR 350 N in
  the Black Rock Preserve area flooded.  Flood waters near Tippecanoe
  CR 950 W south of CR 75 S. 

&&

LAT...LON 4054 8670 4040 8688 4033 8709 4040 8709
      4048 8688 4056 8673             

$$

INC045-121-165-171-231521-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0312.170723T1100Z-170727T1200Z/
/CVGI3.1.ER.170723T1100Z.170725T0000Z.170727T0000Z.NO/
1122 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Covington.
* from Sunday morning to Thursday morning.
* At 10:45 AM Saturday the stage was 13.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow morning and continue 
  to rise to near 20.4 feet by early Tuesday morning.  The river will
  fall below flood stage by Wednesday evening.
* At 20.5 feet...Williamsport Road may begin to flood in Fountain 
  County. 

&&

LAT...LON 4033 8709 4017 8737 3997 8739 3997 8745
      4020 8747 4040 8709             

$$

INC121-165-167-231521-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0313.170723T2141Z-170728T0508Z/
/MTZI3.1.ER.170723T2141Z.170726T0600Z.170727T1708Z.NO/
1122 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Montezuma.
* from Sunday afternoon to late Thursday night.
* At 10:45 AM Saturday the stage was 10.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 18.1 feet by early Wednesday morning.  The
  river will fall below flood stage by Thursday early afternoon.
* At 18.0 feet...Montezuma agricultural levee is overtopped.  Fourteen
  hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.

&&

LAT...LON 3997 8739 3986 8734 3977 8736 3977 8740
      3985 8741 3997 8745             

$$

ILC023-033-INC153-167-231521-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0314.170725T1030Z-170728T1936Z/
/HUFI3.1.ER.170725T1030Z.170727T0600Z.170728T0736Z.NO/
1122 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wabash River at Terre Haute.
* from Tuesday morning to Friday afternoon.
* At 11:00 AM Saturday the stage was 8.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Tuesday morning and continue 
  to rise to near 15.8 feet by early Thursday morning.  The river 
  will fall below flood stage by Friday morning.
* At 16.0 feet...Lowest river cabins across from the Wabash Generating
  Station begin to flood.  Flooding of agricultural land along U.S. 
  63 north of Terre Haute, west bank of river and in southwest Vigo 
  County occurs.  County roads flood in southwest Vigo County.  The 
  wetland projects between U.S. 40 and I-70 begin to slowly fill.

&&

LAT...LON 3960 8736 3943 8740 3930 8757 3932 8763
      3945 8747 3960 8741             

$$

INC157-231521-
/O.EXT.KIND.FL.W.0309.000000T0000Z-170724T0742Z/
/LYTI3.1.ER.170722T1151Z.170723T1200Z.170724T0142Z.NO/
1122 AM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.
* until late Sunday night.
* At 10:45 AM Saturday the stage was 12.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 14.8 feet by 
  tomorrow morning. The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow 
  late evening.
* At 15.0 feet...Flooding of Wildcat Creek Park and possible 
  residential areas in the vicinity of Eisenhower Rd.

&&

LAT...LON 4047 8645 4042 8681 4046 8689 4048 8687
      4045 8682 4050 8645             

$$
124 
WGUS83 KIND 230250
FLSIND
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1050 PM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

...The Flood Warning is no longer in effect for portions of the
following rivers in Indiana...

  South Fork Wildcat Creek...


.Flooding has ended along the South Fork Wildcat Creek in western
Indiana.


Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...

Be alert to flood debris on previously flooded roads. Keep children 
away from flooded areas. Recreational and agricultural interests 
should remain alert to changing river conditions.

For detailed flood information go to weather.gov/ind on the web and 
click on rivers and lakes.



INC023-157-230350-
/O.CON.KIND.FL.W.0310.000000T0000Z-170723T1100Z/
/SFWI3.1.ER.170722T1423Z.170722T1945Z.170723T0500Z.NO/
1050 PM EDT Sat Jul 22 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.
* At 10:30 PM Saturday the stage was 9.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 4036 8676 4041 8679 4042 8682 4044 8681
      4043 8676 4036 8673             

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDelaware45 min
Jul 22, 1:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren48 min
Jul 22, 2:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Montgomery and 2 more60 min
Jul 22, 3:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion76 min
Jul 22, 4:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph46 min
Jul 22, 4:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClinton, Tippecanoe3 hr
Jul 22, 5:37 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClinton, Hamilton, Tipton3 hr
Jul 22, 8:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe32 hr
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren4 days
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren5 days
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo6 days
Jul 22, 11:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo6 days
Jul 22, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo27 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.