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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT for Huntington County, Wabash County, Indiana. It was in force for 4 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
- Jun 30, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Huntington County, IN, Wabash County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 4:15 PM EDT | FLOOD | 2 Nne Andrews, IN | DRIVING LANE COVERED WITH WATER. |
| Jun 30, 5:42 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.94 | 2 Sse Roann, IN | MESONET STATION D6448, 1 SSE ROANN. |
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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 562 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted.
313
WGUS53 KIWX 302000
FFWIWX
INC069-169-010000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0006.170630T2000Z-170701T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
400 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Wabash County in north central Indiana...
Northern Huntington County in northeastern Indiana...
* Until 800 PM EDT
* At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Radar estimates and spotter
reports indicate that between 1 and 3 inches of rain has fallen
across the warning area this afternoon. Additional rainfall
amounts of around 1 inch 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...
Huntington, Wabash, North Manchester, Andrews, Roanoke, Roann,
Lagro, Ijamsville, Richvalley, Liberty Mills, Goblesville, Bracken,
Urbana, Speicherville, Laketon, Bippus and Mahon.
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 4076 8594 4104 8594 4105 8568 4100 8568
4100 8534 4093 8534
$$
MARSILI2 follow-up statements
418
WGUS73 KIWX 302133
FFSIWX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
533 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017
INC069-169-010000-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170701T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wabash IN-Huntington IN-
533 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
WABASH AND NORTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTIES...
At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated the heavier showers and
thunderstorms have moved east of the warned area. Radar estimates
and spotter reports indicate that 1 to locally 2 inches of rain has
fallen across the warning area this afternoon. Additional
rainfall amounts are expected to be generally less than one half
inch. The combination of saturated ground from rainfall
last night and runoff from the additional heavy rainfall today will
continue to pose a threat of flash flooding early this evening.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Huntington, Wabash, North Manchester, Andrews, Roanoke, Roann, Lagro,
Ijamsville, Richvalley, Liberty Mills, Goblesville, Bracken, Urbana,
Speicherville, Laketon, Bippus and Mahon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 4076 8594 4104 8594 4105 8568 4100 8568
4100 8534 4093 8534
$$
MARSILI422
WGUS73 KIWX 302358
FFSIWX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
758 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017
INC069-169-010007-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170701T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wabash IN-Huntington IN-
758 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WABASH AND NORTHERN HUNTINGTON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT...
Flood waters are expected to recede during the remainder of the
evening hours. Therefore, the flash flood warning will be allowed
to expire. Ponding of water on roadways will remain possible into
the early portion of the overnight hours. Please continue to heed
any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4076 8594 4104 8594 4105 8568 4100 8568
4100 8534 4093 8534
$$
MARSILIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Pulaski, White | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 10:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko, Noble | 40 min |
| Jun 29, 10:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski, White | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Noble | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 12:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Huntington, Whitley | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 1:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Wells | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 53 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami, Wabash | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash, Whitley | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 3:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wabash, Whitley | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant, Miami, Wabash | 25 min |
| Jun 30, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Wells | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Jay, Wells | 81 min |
| Jun 30, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Noble | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Jay | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Wells | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wabash | 29 hr |
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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.