Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2019
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2019, 8:12 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 3 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 15, 2019, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2019, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Brown County, IN, Greene County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 8:34 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.64 | 2 E Woodview Hills, IN | |
| Jun 15, 9:28 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Indiana University, IN | PICTURES RECEIVED SHOWING WATER FLOWING OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN SOUTHERN BLOOMINGTON. SEVERAL REPORTS OF CARS STRANDED IN FLOODED WATERS. |
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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 950 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
285
WGUS53 KIND 160012
FFWIND
INC013-055-105-119-160315-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0021.190616T0012Z-190616T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
812 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Monroe County in south central Indiana...
Southern Brown County in south central Indiana...
Southwestern Owen County in west central Indiana...
Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 811 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Bloomington, Linton, Bloomfield, Nashville, Jasonville,
Worthington, Lyons, Switz City, Indiana University, Smithville,
Gnaw Bone, Harrodsburg, Yellowwood Lake, Spurgeons Corner,
Solsberry, Monroe Reservoir, Fairfax State Recreation Area,
Woodville Hills, Elkinsville and Charles Deam Wilderness.
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 3917 8724 3917 8706 3919 8705 3922 8609
3905 8609 3905 8632 3900 8633 3899 8724
$$
JASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 8:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 8:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 8:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Rush | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 8:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 8:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 8:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jennings | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 9:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 10:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Warren | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 1:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 22 min |
| Jun 16, 1:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 1:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 2:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Tipton | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 2:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 21 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 21 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 21 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 21 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 7 days |
| Jun 16, 3:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan and 2 more | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 4:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 4:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 116 min |
| Jun 16, 7:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Jennings and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 49 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 37 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 4 days |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 4 days |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 28 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 13 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Decatur | 35 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 68 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 39 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 32 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 4:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 4 days |
| Jun 16, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 4:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Jackson | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Knox | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 7:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 6 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.