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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 3, 2019Henry County, Rush County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2019, 4:28 PM EDT for Henry County, Rush 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: Jul 3, 2019, 4:28 PM EDT (20:28 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2019, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Henry County, IN, Rush County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 219 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 981 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

034 
WGUS53 KIND 032028
FFWIND
INC065-139-032330-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0039.190703T2028Z-190703T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
428 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Rush County in central Indiana...
  Southeastern Henry County in east central Indiana...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar estimated up to two inches of rain 
  have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Straughn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3979 8530 3978 8530 3979 8533 3984 8522
      3979 8522

$$

MK

1 follow-up statement

123 
WGUS73 KIND 032321
FFSIND

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
721 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2019

INC065-139-032330-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-190703T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rush IN-Henry IN-
721 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN
HENRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...

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 3979 8530 3978 8530 3979 8533 3984 8522
      3979 8522

$$

MK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 4:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Shelby	3 hr
Jul 3, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Bartholomew	27 min
Jul 3, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen	33 min
Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Marion	3 hr
Jul 3, 5:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	3 hr
Jul 3, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Greene	45 min
Jul 3, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	28 min
Jul 3, 6:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	3 hr
Jul 3, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Greene, Knox, Monroe	42 min
Jul 3, 7:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Sullivan	3 hr

Nearby

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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.