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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Northern Indiana

June 30, 20174 counties in Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2017, 3:48 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr. 6 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
Jun 30, 2017, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2017, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Defiance County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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
Jun 30, 5:35 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.053 Sw Charloe, OHMESONET STATION D4262, 3 SW CHARLOE.
Jun 30, 5:35 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.173 Sw Charloe, OHMESONET STATION D4262, 3 SW CHARLOE.
Jun 30, 5:39 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.082 Nw Oakwood, OHMESONET STATION D7605, 1 NW OAKWOOD.
Jun 30, 5:39 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.442 Nw Oakwood, OHMESONET STATION D7605, 1 NW OAKWOOD.
Jun 30, 6:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOODPaulding, OHROAD CLOSURES ARE BEGINNING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. OVERFLOW FROM DITCHES BEGINNING TO MAKE SOME COUNTY ROADS IMPASSABLE.
Jun 30, 7:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sse Independence, OHREPORT OF A HOUSE SURROUNDED BY WATER IN AYERSVILLE. REPORTS OF SIX ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 34 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 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
34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

271 
WGUS53 KIWX 301948
FFWIWX
OHC039-069-125-137-010145-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0005.170630T1948Z-170701T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
348 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana  has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Putnam County in west central Ohio...
  Southeastern Defiance County in northwestern Ohio...
  Paulding County in west central Ohio...
  Henry County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 945 PM EDT

* At 345 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Radar estimates and spotter 
  reports indicate that between 2 and 3 inches of rain has fallen 
  across the warning area this afternoon. Additional rainfall 
  amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible through early this evening. 
  The ground is saturated due to heavy rainfall this afternoon and 
  yesterday. Runoff from this heavy rainfall will likely lead to 
  flash flooding. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Defiance, Napoleon, Paulding, Leipsic, Deshler, Antwerp, Payne,
  Liberty Center, Continental, Holgate, Mcclure, Oakwood, Hamler,
  Grover Hill, Texas, Dupont, Scott, Melrose, Malinta and Florida.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4099 8434 4099 8480 4127 8470 4149 8416
      4147 8388 4113 8388

$$

MARSILI
2 follow-up statements
063 
WGUS73 KIWX 302143
FFSIWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
543 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

OHC039-069-125-137-010145-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170701T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Putnam OH-Defiance OH-Paulding OH-Henry OH-
543 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN PUTNAM...SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE...PAULDING AND HENRY
COUNTIES...

At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain from southeast Paulding county into northwest Putnam county.
Radar estimates and spotter reports indicate that between 2 and 4 
inches of rain have fallen across the warning area, bringing the 24 
hour rainfall total to 3 to 6 inches for most locations. An 
additional half inch of rain is possible across the warning area 
early this evening, with localized one inch amounts possible across 
far southeast Paulding county and northwest Putnam county. Runoff 
from the heavy rainfall will continue to pose a risk of flash 
flooding this evening.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Defiance, Napoleon, Paulding, Leipsic, Deshler, Antwerp, Payne,
Liberty Center, Continental, Holgate, Mcclure, Oakwood, Hamler,
Grover Hill, Texas, Dupont, Scott, Melrose, Malinta and Florida.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4099 8434 4099 8480 4127 8470 4149 8416
      4147 8388 4113 8388

$$

MARSILI
053 
WGUS73 KIWX 010137
FFSIWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
937 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

OHC039-069-125-137-010145-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170701T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Putnam OH-Defiance OH-Paulding OH-Henry OH-
937 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN PUTNAM...SOUTHEASTERN
DEFIANCE...PAULDING AND HENRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected. The 
flash flood warning will be allowed to expire. Any additional 
rainfall is expected to be light. However...flooding 
will persist across much of the warning area overnight due to 3 to 6 
inches of rainfall over the past few days. An areal flood warning 
will be issued shortly for tonight into early Saturday morning.

LAT...LON 4099 8434 4099 8480 4127 8470 4149 8416
      4147 8388 4113 8388

$$

MARSILI

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 1:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXDefiance, Henry, Paulding61 min
Jun 30, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPaulding35 min
Jun 30, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHenry29 min
Jun 30, 2:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXDefiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam5 hr
Jun 30, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPaulding52 min
Jun 30, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDefiance, Paulding42 min
Jun 30, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXVan Wert59 min
Jun 30, 5:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXVan Wert4 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.