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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 6, 2019Boone County, Montgomery County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 6, 2019, 4:13 AM EDT for Boone County, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2019, 4:13 AM EDT (08:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2019, 10:15 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Boone County, IN, Montgomery County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 164 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2019-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 26 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2019-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 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
26 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-362 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Jun 6, 3:31 AM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:31 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 5:25 AM EDT, 22 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
525 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-060930-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-
Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-
Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-
Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess-
Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings-
Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon,
Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington,
Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers,
Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Clinton, Newport,
Rockville, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville,
Indianapolis, Greenfield, Cumberland, New Castle, Terre Haute,
Brazil, Clay City, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood,
Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Linton, Bloomfield,
Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington,
Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown,
and North Vernon
525 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Outlook: Scattered thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Some
of these storms may be strong to severe.

Hazards: Damaging winds, large hail, heavy rainfall, lightning.

Timing: Thunderstorms are possible any time today or tonight. The
best chances for severe storms will be from 4 pm to 11 pm.

Discussion: An upper wave and surface frontal system will move
through central Indiana bringing thunderstorms to the area today.
Instability and some shear could allow these storms to become strong
to severe late afternoon through this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Outlook: There are chances for thunderstorms across parts of central
Indiana Thursday through Tuesday. At this point widespread severe
storms are not expected.

Discussion: A stalling frontal boundary and an upper low traveling
across the southern U.S. will keep chances for showers and
thunderstorms in place across parts of central Indiana through
Tuesday. Heavy rainfall and lightning will be the main threats from
these storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 4 pm.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:17 PM EDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1017 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0843 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PLEASANT VIEW           38.86N 86.21W
06/05/2019                   JACKSON            IN   911 CALL CENTER

            ROAD CLOSED. ROAD WASHED OUT, CULVERT GONE.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMartin66 min
Jun 5, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Knox, Martin69 min
Jun 5, 10:01 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Montgomery6 hr
Jun 5, 10:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren24 hr
Jun 6, 4:45 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence6 hr
Jun 6, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren34 hr
Jun 6, 5:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Jackson3 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Indiana, 2019Every areal flood advisory in 2019

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.