Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2018, 7:28 PM EDT for Knox County, Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 10, 2018, 7:28 PM EDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2018, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Knox County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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 10, 7:47 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Decker, IN | CATTLE BARN ROAD IN SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY FLOODED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 585 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 382 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted.
385
WGUS53 KIND 102328
FFWIND
INC083-110230-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0008.180610T2328Z-180611T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
728 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2018
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Knox County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 1030 PM EDT.
* At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Decker.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3848 8773 3851 8765 3855 8767 3858 8764
3859 8725 3853 8726 3851 8729 3854 8735
3851 8737 3854 8740 3853 8741 3853 8748
3850 8749 3852 8754 3849 8754 3850 8759
3845 8760 3846 8766 3843 8767 3842 8774
$$
502 follow-up statements
719
WGUS73 KIND 110005
FFSIND
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
805 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2018
INC083-110230-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180611T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Knox IN-
805 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY...
At 805 PM EDT, the public reported flash flooding occurring west of
Decker. Up to around three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash
flooding is already occurring.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Decker.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3848 8773 3851 8765 3855 8767 3858 8764
3859 8725 3853 8726 3851 8729 3854 8735
3851 8737 3854 8740 3853 8741 3853 8748
3850 8749 3852 8754 3849 8754 3850 8759
3845 8760 3846 8766 3843 8767 3842 8774
$$
50193
WGUS53 KIND 110208
FFWIND
INC083-110530-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180611T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1008 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2018
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Knox County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 1007 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain returning to the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring, and additional rain could make the flooding worse.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Decker.
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 3848 8773 3851 8765 3855 8767 3858 8764
3859 8725 3853 8726 3851 8729 3854 8735
3851 8737 3854 8740 3853 8741 3853 8748
3850 8749 3852 8754 3849 8754 3850 8759
3845 8760 3846 8766 3843 8767 3842 8774
$$
50The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 5:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Warren | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 6:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 6:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 6:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 7:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Greene, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 8:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 8:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 9:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Knox | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 9:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Knox | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 48 min |
| Jun 10, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Vermillion | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 4:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 22 min |
| Jun 10, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 4:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam | 19 min |
| Jun 10, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Vigo | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 4:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Putnam | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen and 2 more | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Parke | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 19 min |
| Jun 10, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Knox | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Morgan and 1 more | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess | 30 min |
| Jun 10, 6:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 3 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.