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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 15, 20194 counties in Indiana

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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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 15, 8:34 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 1.642 E Woodview Hills, IN
Jun 15, 9:28 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 S Indiana University, INPICTURES 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2019-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 95 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2019-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

JAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 8:04 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more6 hr
Jun 15, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Rush50 min
Jun 15, 8:12 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings48 min
Jun 15, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings42 min
Jun 15, 8:20 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur40 min
Jun 15, 8:38 PM EDTTornado WarningINDRush37 min
Jun 15, 8:46 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings44 min
Jun 15, 8:51 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDecatur39 min
Jun 15, 8:56 PM EDTTornado WarningINDJennings49 min
Jun 15, 9:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings4 hr
Jun 15, 10:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Greene, Monroe, Owen3 hr
Jun 16, 1:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Warren42 min
Jun 16, 1:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion22 min
Jun 16, 1:56 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Greene, Monroe, Owen6 hr
Jun 16, 1:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe47 min
Jun 16, 1:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more6 hr
Jun 16, 2:02 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings6 hr
Jun 16, 2:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Martin39 min
Jun 16, 2:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Tipton23 min
Jun 16, 2:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin23 min
Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph21 days
Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam21 days
Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion21 days
Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHancock21 days
Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHendricks, Morgan7 hr
Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen6 days
Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen6 days
Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen7 days
Jun 16, 3:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan and 2 more50 min
Jun 16, 4:02 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 1 more43 min
Jun 16, 4:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence and 3 more3 hr
Jun 16, 4:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe31 min
Jun 16, 5:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson, Jennings116 min
Jun 16, 7:18 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Jennings and 5 more24 hr
Jun 16, 7:55 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware and 18 more3 hr
Jun 16, 9:58 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDGreene, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence4 hr
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush, Shelby49 hr
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby46 hr
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion37 hr
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion46 hr
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby4 days
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson4 days
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson28 hr
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings, Washington13 hr
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Madison46 hr
Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene46 hr
Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDecatur35 hr
Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDOwen46 hr
Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson68 hr
Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew39 hr
Jun 16, 10:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew32 hr
Jun 16, 12:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware and 18 more6 hr
Jun 16, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess32 min
Jun 16, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson25 min
Jun 16, 4:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox4 days
Jun 16, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings27 min
Jun 16, 4:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDJackson9 hr
Jun 16, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Owen35 min
Jun 16, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDKnox31 min
Jun 16, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen31 min
Jun 16, 5:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Greene, Monroe4 hr
Jun 16, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen36 min
Jun 16, 5:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton and 15 more6 hr
Jun 16, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson51 min
Jun 16, 7:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDaviess, Knox, Martin6 hr
Jun 16, 7:48 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Madison6 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.