Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 5:15 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 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, 5:15 AM EDT (09:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 9:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hendricks County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Marion County, IN, Morgan County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 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 3.57 | 1 E Warren Park, IN | |
| Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.68 | Southport, IN | |
| Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.82 | 2 Wnw Homecroft, IN | |
| Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.85 | 1 W Greenwood, IN |
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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KIND 190915
FFWIND
INC063-081-097-109-191315-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0012.210619T0915Z-210619T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
515 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Hendricks County in central Indiana...
Northern Johnson County in central Indiana...
Marion County in central Indiana...
Northern Morgan County in central Indiana...
* Until 915 AM EDT.
* At 515 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that thunderstorms
producing more heavy rain will increase in number across the
warned area, including metro Indianapolis, over the next 1-2
hours. Already, radar and observations indicate that between 2 and
3 inches of rain have fallen across parts of Marion County since
late Friday evening. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches
are possible in the warned area, which may cause flash 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...
Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Greenwood, Lawrence, Plainfield,
Franklin, Brownsburg, Beech Grove, Speedway, Mooresville,
Danville, Southport, Avon, New Whiteland, Cumberland, Whiteland,
Bargersville, Pittsboro and Meridian Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3960 8666 3963 8664 3963 8669 3992 8670
3993 8594 3987 8594 3987 8595 3948 8595
3947 8669 3952 8669 3955 8665
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Funk1 follow-up statement
202
WGUS73 KIND 191314
FFSIND
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
914 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
INC063-081-097-109-191324-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210619T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hendricks IN-Johnson IN-Marion IN-Morgan IN-
914 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 915 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
HENDRICKS, NORTHERN JOHNSON, MARION AND NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended for now. Additional showers and
thunderstorms may impact parts of the area later this morning...but
widespread flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please
continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for portions
of central Indiana, south central Indiana, southeast Indiana and
west central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3960 8666 3963 8664 3963 8669 3992 8670
3993 8594 3987 8594 3987 8595 3948 8595
3947 8669 3952 8669 3955 8665
$$
RyanThe 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 | IND | Clay, Owen | 9 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Monroe, Owen | 19 min |
| Jun 19, 4:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | 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.