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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 6, 2018, 11:40 PM EDT for Tippecanoe 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
- Aug 6, 2018, 11:40 PM EDT (03:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2018, 2:26 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Tippecanoe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 3036 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted.
782 WGUS53 KIND 070340 FFWIND INC157-070645- /O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0015.180807T0340Z-180807T0645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1140 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018 The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Tippecanoe County in west central Indiana... * Until 245 AM EDT. * At 1139 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area...with 1.5 to 2 inches of rain having fallen since 1045 pm. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Shadeland and Clarks Hill. This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 161 and 163. 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. && LAT...LON 4031 8670 4021 8670 4021 8709 4033 8709 $$ Ryan
1 follow-up statement
301 WGUS73 KIND 070626 FFSIND Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 226 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018 INC157-070636- /O.CAN.KIND.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-180807T0645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Tippecanoe IN- 226 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 4031 8670 4021 8670 4021 8709 4033 8709 $$ MK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tippecanoe | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Warren | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 14 min |
| Aug 6, 9:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Madison, Tipton | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Warren | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Montgomery | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 11:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.