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River Flood Warning 105, NWS Indianapolis, IN

February 7, 2019Jackson County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Feb 7, 2019, 9:18 PM EST for Jackson County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Indiana. It took effect at Feb 9, 2019, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 20 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 7, 2019, 9:18 PM EST (02:18 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 9, 2019, 9:00 AM EST
Expired: Feb 28, 2019, 9:18 PM EST
In force: 20 days
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Muscatatuck River at Wheeler Hollow (WHLI3).

Action stage: 14.5 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 22.5 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 7, 6:30 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 6:30 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 3:52 PM EST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 7, 5:25 PM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 5:27 PM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
527 PM EST THU FEB 7 2019

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

0515 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SE BLOOMINGTON        39.14N 86.49W
02/07/2019  M5.49 INCH       MONROE             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION D4914, 2 SE BLOOMINGTON. STORM TOTAL

0516 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 ESE FREEDOM           39.19N 86.78W
02/07/2019  M4.98 INCH       OWEN               IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION D0251, 7 S SPENCER. STORM TOTAL

0502 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNW SMITHVILLE        39.11N 86.54W
02/07/2019  M4.54 INCH       MONROE             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION F3916, 3 NW SMITHVILLE. STORM TOTAL

0514 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NW HARRODSBURG        39.07N 86.63W
02/07/2019  M4.39 INCH       MONROE             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION AP832, 8 SW BLOOMINGTON. STORM TOTAL

0509 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N BARTLETTSVILLE      39.01N 86.44W
02/07/2019  M4.14 INCH       MONROE             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION HDRI3, 9 NE OOLITIC.  STORM TOTAL

0517 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ENE BLOOMINGTON       39.17N 86.50W
02/07/2019  M4.07 INCH       MONROE             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION AU627, 1 ENE BLOOMINGTON. STORM TOTAL

0517 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WNW MANILLA           39.60N 85.69W
02/07/2019  M4.06 INCH       SHELBY             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION D4200, 4 WNW MANILLA. STORM TOTAL

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW COLUMBUS          39.20N 85.92W
02/07/2019  M4.00 INCH       BARTHOLOMEW        IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION BAKI3, COLUMBUS. STORM TOTAL

0445 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNW SEYMOUR           38.98N 85.90W
02/07/2019  M3.95 INCH       JACKSON            IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION SERI3, 1 NNW SEYMOUR. STORM TOTAL

0510 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WSW LAKE SANTEE       39.40N 85.32W
02/07/2019  M3.68 INCH       DECATUR            IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION E3061, 6 N NEWPOINT. STORM TOTAL

0515 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNE HOMECROFT         39.69N 86.12W
02/07/2019  M3.24 INCH       MARION             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION E3369, 1 NNE HOMECROFT. STORM TOTAL

0510 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 ESE SULLIVAN          39.08N 87.35W
02/07/2019  M3.12 INCH       SULLIVAN           IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION SULI3, 3 ESE SULLIVAN. STORM TOTAL

0516 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W GREENCASTLE         39.64N 86.86W
02/07/2019  M3.05 INCH       PUTNAM             IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION F3934, 1 W GREENCASTLE. STORM TOTAL

0515 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WSW COLUMBUS          39.19N 85.99W
02/07/2019  M3.03 INCH       BARTHOLOMEW        IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION AU701, 4 WSW COLUMBUS. STORM TOTAL

0430 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE SPENCER            39.28N 86.76W
02/07/2019  M3.01 INCH       OWEN               IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION SPNI3, SPENCER. STORM TOTAL

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 5:30 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
530 PM EST THU FEB 7 2019

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

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ENE RUSHVILLE         39.62N 85.43W
02/07/2019  M3.44 INCH       RUSH               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO DAY TOTAL RAINFALL.

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 6:05 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 6:40 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 6:53 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 7, 9:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Jennings, Washington	16 hr
Feb 8, 4:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	29 hr
Feb 8, 4:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion	6 hr
Feb 8, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Decatur	21 days
Feb 8, 5:20 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.