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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 19, 20215 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 5:50 AM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr. 12 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, 5:50 AM EDT (09:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2021, 12:15 PM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

Counties Brown County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:52 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, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.24	2 Se Martinsville, IN
Jun 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.75	3 Ene Paragon, IN
Jun 19, 7:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.37	1 W Ellettsville, IN
Jun 19, 7:04 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.56	3 Wnw Lake Lemon, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.64	2 N Woodview Hills, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.85	2 N Mahalasville, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.52	2 Ssw Ellettsville, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 6.64	4 W Ellettsville, IN
Jun 19, 8:33 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Wnw Lake Lemon, IN	WATER RESCUE AT 4687 NORTH SHORE DRIVE.
Jun 19, 8:41 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 7.42	1 Sse Ellettsville, IN
Jun 19, 9:10 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 6.44	1 Nw Ellettsville, IN	MESONET STATION AR596 ELLETSVILLE.
Jun 19, 10:30 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ne Helmsburg, IN	N RAILROAD ROAD SUBMERGED BY FLOOD WATERS.

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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 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

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The text

As transmitted.

734 
WGUS53 KIND 190950
FFWIND
INC013-081-105-109-119-191345-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0013.210619T0950Z-210619T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Johnson County in central Indiana...
  Southern Morgan County in central Indiana...
  Northern Brown County in south central Indiana...
  Northern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Southeastern Owen County in west central Indiana...

* Until 945 AM EDT.

* At 550 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain 
  have fallen since Friday evening across parts of Monroe and Morgan 
  Counties. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  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, Martinsville, Nashville, Ellettsville, Morgantown, 
  Gosport, Paragon, Stinesville, Lake Lemon, Mahalasville, 
  Unionville, Helmsburg, Yellowwood Lake, Beanblossom, Spearsville 
  and Gnaw Bone.

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 3921 8673 3947 8664 3948 8624 3916 8608
      3914 8608

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

$$

Ryan

3 follow-up statements

867 
WGUS53 KIND 191253
FFWIND
INC013-081-105-109-119-191445-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210619T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Johnson County in central Indiana...
  Southern Morgan County in central Indiana...
  Northern Brown County in south central Indiana...
  Northern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Southeastern Owen County in west central Indiana...

* Until 1045 AM EDT.

* At 853 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain had ended...but flash flooding continues this morning.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Spotters and law enforcement.

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

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bloomington, Martinsville, Nashville, Ellettsville, Morgantown, 
  Gosport, Paragon, Stinesville, Lake Lemon, Mahalasville, 
  Unionville, Helmsburg, Yellowwood Lake, Beanblossom, Spearsville 
  and Gnaw Bone.

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 3921 8673 3947 8664 3948 8624 3916 8608
      3914 8608

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

$$

Ryan

208 
WGUS53 KIND 191432
FFWIND
INC013-081-105-109-119-191615-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210619T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1032 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Johnson County in central Indiana...
  Southern Morgan County in central Indiana...
  Northern Brown County in south central Indiana...
  Northern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Southeastern Owen County in west central Indiana...

* Until 1215 PM EDT.

* At 1032 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain approaching from western Indiana. These storms are 
  expected to move back across the warned area through late morning 
  with additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch possible. 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, Martinsville, Nashville, Ellettsville, Morgantown, 
  Gosport, Paragon, Stinesville, Lake Lemon, Mahalasville, 
  Unionville, Helmsburg, Yellowwood Lake, Beanblossom, Spearsville 
  and Gnaw Bone.

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 3921 8673 3947 8664 3948 8624 3916 8608
      3914 8608

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

$$

Ryan

723 
WGUS73 KIND 191607
FFSIND

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1207 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

INC013-081-105-109-119-191617-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210619T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Brown IN-Johnson IN-Monroe IN-Morgan IN-Owen IN-
1207 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON, SOUTHERN MORGAN, NORTHERN BROWN, NORTHERN 
MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN OWEN COUNTIES...

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


LAT...LON 3921 8673 3947 8664 3948 8624 3916 8608
      3914 8608

$$

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, 4:32 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, 5:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	4 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.