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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 19, 20214 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 4:32 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 7 hr. 5 reports 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 19, 2021, 4:32 AM EDT (08:32 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

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

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.95	Indiana University, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.31	5 Ese Freedom, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.52	2 Ssw Ellettsville, IN
Jun 19, 10:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Bloomington, IN	MAJOR FLOODING. TREES DOWN. POWER OUTAGES.
Jun 19, 10:30 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 6.36	1 Wsw Whitehall, IN	WEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON.

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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 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: 2124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -145 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 4.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

610 
WGUS53 KIND 190832
FFWIND
INC021-055-105-119-191130-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0010.210619T0832Z-210619T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
432 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

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

* Until 730 AM EDT.

* At 432 AM EDT, Additional thunderstorms with heavy rain will move 
  across the warning area early this morning. This added rain, 
  combined with previous very heavy rain earlier in the night, will 
  likely result in renewed flash flooding or a continuation of 
  existing flooding.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bloomington, Ellettsville, Clay City, Freedom, Whitehall, Indiana 
  University, Harrodsburg, Smithville, Fairfax State Recreation 
  Area, Monroe Reservoir, Coal City, Woodville Hills, Charles Deam 
  Wilderness and Coalmont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3918 8724 3929 8724 3918 8637 3905 8637
      3905 8634 3901 8632 3899 8632 3899 8659
      3907 8668

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

TWF

4 follow-up statements

873 
WGUS53 KIND 190948
FFWIND
INC021-055-105-119-191230-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210619T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
548 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the

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

* Until 830 AM EDT.

* At 548 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area with additional thunderstorms 
  approaching from the northwest. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall 
  is possible. Radar estimates than 3 to 6 inches of rain has 
  already fallen in this area since Friday evening.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bloomington, Ellettsville, Clay City, Freedom, Whitehall, Indiana 
  University, Harrodsburg, Smithville, Fairfax State Recreation 
  Area, Monroe Reservoir, Coal City, Woodville Hills, Charles Deam 
  Wilderness and Coalmont.

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.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3918 8724 3929 8724 3918 8637 3905 8637
      3905 8634 3901 8632 3899 8632 3899 8659
      3907 8668

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Ryan

604 
WGUS53 KIND 191215
FFWIND
INC021-055-105-119-191430-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210619T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
815 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the

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

* Until 1030 AM EDT.

* At 815 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area coming to an end. Flash flooding 
  is occurring and is expected to continue through mid morning even 
  after rain ends.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bloomington, Ellettsville, Clay City, Freedom, Whitehall, Indiana 
  University, Harrodsburg, Smithville, Fairfax State Recreation 
  Area, Monroe Reservoir, Coal City, Woodville Hills, Charles Deam 
  Wilderness and Coalmont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3918 8724 3929 8724 3918 8637 3905 8637
      3905 8634 3901 8632 3899 8632 3899 8659
      3907 8668

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Ryan

868 
WGUS53 KIND 191339
FFWIND
INC021-055-105-119-191600-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210619T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
939 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the

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

* Until noon EDT.

* At 939 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across eastern Illinois. These storms are expected to 
  move back into south central Indiana through 11 am with additional 
  rainfall amounts up to 1 inch possible in the warned area. Flash 
  flooding is already occurring and will continue.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bloomington, Ellettsville, Clay City, Freedom, Whitehall, Indiana 
  University, Harrodsburg, Smithville, Fairfax State Recreation 
  Area, Monroe Reservoir, Coal City, Woodville Hills, Charles Deam 
  Wilderness and Coalmont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3918 8724 3929 8724 3918 8637 3905 8637
      3905 8634 3901 8632 3899 8632 3899 8659
      3907 8668

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Ryan

841 
WGUS73 KIND 191556
FFSIND

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1156 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

INC021-055-105-119-191606-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210619T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clay IN-Greene IN-Monroe IN-Owen IN-
1156 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT TODAY FOR SOUTHERN 
MONROE, NORTHEASTERN GREENE, SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND SOUTHERN OWEN 
COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended..but flooding continues across the warned 
area. A flood warning will replace the flash flood warning that has 
been in effect. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.


LAT...LON 3918 8724 3929 8724 3918 8637 3905 8637
      3905 8634 3901 8632 3899 8632 3899 8659
      3907 8668

$$

Ryan

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 8:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby	52 min
Jun 18, 8:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Rush	3 hr
Jun 18, 8:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe, Morgan	27 min
Jun 18, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown	45 min
Jun 18, 8:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Decatur	3 hr
Jun 18, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush	20 min
Jun 18, 9:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Morgan, Owen	27 min
Jun 18, 9:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown	20 min
Jun 18, 9:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Morgan	23 min
Jun 18, 9:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Monroe, Owen	46 min
Jun 18, 9:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson	43 min
Jun 18, 9:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	20 min
Jun 18, 9:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Owen, Vigo	47 min
Jun 18, 10:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jackson, Jennings	49 min
Jun 18, 10:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Clay, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	5 hr
Jun 18, 10:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo	63 min
Jun 18, 10:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings	5 hr
Jun 18, 11:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	42 min
Jun 18, 11:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen	5 hr
Jun 19, 12:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	14 min
Jun 19, 12:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Owen	27 min
Jun 19, 1:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	43 min
Jun 19, 2:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	4 hr
Jun 19, 2:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	3 hr
Jun 19, 2:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 19, 3:19 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Clay, Owen	9 hr
Jun 19, 3:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Monroe, Owen	19 min
Jun 19, 4:49 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and 1 more	4 hr
Jun 19, 5:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	4 hr
Jun 19, 5:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	6 hr
Jun 19, 6:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	IND	Clay, Sullivan, Vigo	6 hr
Jun 19, 6:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen	38 min
Jun 19, 6:42 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings	4 hr
Jun 19, 6:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Brown, Daviess, Jackson, Jennings, Knox, Lawrence and 1 more	45 min
Jun 19, 7:17 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 19, 10:08 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 5 more	4 hr
Jun 19, 10:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 19, 10:41 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings	2 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Greene	25 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	42 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	5 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Jennings, Washington	26 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	4 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	41 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	5 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Jackson	42 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	3 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	48 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	41 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike	6 days
Jun 19, 11:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Daviess, Lawrence, Martin	66 min
Jun 19, 11:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Brown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe and 6 more	25 hr
Jun 19, 12:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence	24 hr
Jun 19, 4:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more	20 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Johnson	24 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Decatur	18 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	27 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Marion	11 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew	11 hr

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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.