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River Flood Warning 278, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 30, 2019, 6:57 AM CDT for Gibson County, Knox County, Posey County, Indiana; 4 counties in Illinois. It took effect at May 30, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2019, 6:57 AM CDT (11:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 30, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Edwards County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Wabash County, IL, White County, IL, Gibson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Posey County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:00 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 river
Written for the forecast point Wabash River at Mount Carmel (MCRI2).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 32 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03377500, 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 May 29, 6:40 PM CDT, 12 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 6:40 PM CDT, 12 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:27 PM CDT, 15 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 427 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-301000- Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone- Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam- Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby- Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess- Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington, Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Clinton, Newport, Rockville, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, Cumberland, New Castle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Clay City, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 427 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Outlook: Thunderstorm activity is possible through tonight. Severe storms are possible, mainly tonight. Hazards: Damaging winds...large hail...isolated tornadoes...locally torrential rain producing flooding...and frequent lightning. Timing: Best threat for severe storms appears to be after about 1000 PM EDT. Discussion: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible through the early evening hours, along a frontal zone. The threat for more widespread rain and thunderstorms may move into the area later this evening and overnight, as an upper disturbance interacts with the front. Heavy rainfall is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Outlook: Thunderstorms are possible over all or parts of the area at times through Thursday night, around Saturday and Saturday night, and next Tuesday. A few strong storms are possible Thursday. Heavy rainfall causing flooding will be a concern through midday Thursday. Discussion: Low pressure will track along a frontal boundary across the area Thursday...bringing heavy rain and the potential for flooding. The front will finally shift south of the area early Friday. A second cold front will drop into the area from the north over the weekend with a renewed threat for showers and thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed later this evening. && More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 3 hr |
| May 29, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown | 23 min |
| May 29, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 20 min |
| May 29, 10:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 3 hr |
| May 29, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Daviess, Martin | 3 hr |
| May 29, 10:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 3 hr |
| May 29, 11:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Jackson | 3 hr |
| May 30, 6:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 5 days |
| May 30, 6:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 6 days |
| May 30, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 24 hr |
| May 30, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 24 min |
| May 30, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 42 min |
| May 30, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henry | 26 min |
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.