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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2021, 10:23 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 5 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 18, 2021, 10:23 PM EDT (02:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 3:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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, 12:55 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Spencer, IN | NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 190223
FFWIND
INC013-021-105-109-119-190715-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0004.210619T0223Z-210619T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1023 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Morgan County in central Indiana...
Northwestern Brown County in south central Indiana...
Northern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
Central Clay County in west central Indiana...
Owen County in west central Indiana...
* Until 315 AM EDT.
* At 1023 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Repeated rounds of thunderstorms will bring more heavy rain.
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, Martinsville, Spencer, Ellettsville, Morgantown, Clay
City, Gosport, Paragon, Center Point, Stinesville, McCormicks
Creek State Park, Devore, Quincy, Patricksburg, Bowling Green,
Unionville, Lake Lemon, Mahalasville, Saline City and Yellowwood
Lake.
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 3941 8724 3947 8676 3947 8674 3947 8673
3947 8672 3947 8670 3947 8669 3948 8669
3948 8665 3934 8626 3917 8634 3929 8723
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
501 follow-up statement
546
WGUS73 KIND 190449
FFSIND
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1249 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
INC013-021-105-109-119-190715-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210619T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Brown IN-Clay IN-Monroe IN-Morgan IN-Owen IN-
1249 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN, NORTHWESTERN BROWN, NORTHERN
MONROE, CENTRAL CLAY AND OWEN COUNTIES...
At 1249 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that widespread
thunderstorms that produced torrential rain and flash flooding
earlier have diminished in number for the time being across the
warning area. However, scattered thunderstorms remain across the
area and additional thunderstorms with more heavy rain may occur
overnight, which would worsen flash flood conditions.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bloomington, Martinsville, Spencer, Ellettsville, Morgantown, Clay
City, Gosport, Paragon, Center Point, Stinesville, McCormicks
Creek State Park, Devore, Quincy, Patricksburg, Bowling Green,
Unionville, Lake Lemon, Mahalasville, Saline City and Yellowwood
Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3941 8724 3947 8676 3947 8674 3947 8673
3947 8672 3947 8670 3947 8669 3948 8669
3948 8665 3934 8626 3917 8634 3929 8723
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
TWFThe 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, 10:42 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, 5:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 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.