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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 3, 2019Greene County, Monroe County, Owen County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2019, 6:02 PM EDT for Greene County, Monroe County, Owen 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, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Greene County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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: 1105 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1192 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

985 
WGUS53 KIND 032202
FFWIND
INC055-105-119-040100-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0041.190703T2202Z-190704T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Southern Owen County in west central Indiana...
  Northern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 600 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area...with estimates of up to 2 
  inches of rain across northern Greene County since 5 PM. Flash 
  flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Bloomington, Linton, Bloomfield, Ellettsville, Jasonville,
  Worthington, Switz City, Solsberry, Vicksburg and Freedom.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

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 3917 8706 3920 8705 3924 8659 3899 8657
      3899 8668 3903 8722 3917 8723

$$

Ryan

1 follow-up statement

905 
WGUS73 KIND 040101
FFSIND

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

INC055-105-119-040111-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-190704T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monroe IN-Owen IN-Greene IN-
901 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONROE...SOUTHERN OWEN
AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3917 8706 3920 8705 3924 8659 3899 8657
      3899 8668 3903 8722 3917 8723

$$

Ryan

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, 4:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Henry, Rush	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, 6:18 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

Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2019 Every flash flood warning 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.