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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 3, 2020Parke County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 2020, 10:50 PM EDT for Parke County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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 3, 2020, 10:50 PM EDT (02:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2020, 2:45 AM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Parke County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 4, 12:00 AM EDT	FLOOD	2 Wnw Universal, IN	WATER OVER ROADWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 123 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: 1721 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

566 
WGUS53 KIND 040250
FFWIND
INC121-165-167-040645-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0005.200604T0250Z-200604T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1050 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Vigo County in west central Indiana...
  Central Parke County in west central Indiana...
  Vermillion County in west central Indiana...

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 1049 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Terre Haute, Clinton, Rockville, Newport, Fairview Park,
  Seelyville, Montezuma, Rosedale, Dana, Universal, Mecca,
  Bloomingdale, Marshall, Fontanet, Blanford, Shepardsville,
  Bridgeton, Turkey Run State Park, North Terre Haute and Judson.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to three inches are expected in 
the warned area.

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 3989 8753 3990 8713 3961 8714 3961 8720
      3952 8720 3952 8724 3949 8724 3948 8753

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

CP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Rush	18 min
Jun 3, 8:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Parke	31 min
Jun 3, 9:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion	26 min
Jun 3, 10:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	45 min
Jun 4, 12:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren	4 hr
Jun 4, 2:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	6 hr
Jun 4, 3:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Sullivan, Vigo	42 min
Jun 4, 4:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren	6 hr
Jun 4, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Greene	47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.