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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 18, 20215 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2021, 11:25 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 5 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 18, 2021, 11:25 PM EDT (03:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 4:30 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, Greene County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:28 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 18, 11:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOODIndiana University, INTIME ESTIMATED. VIDEO OF 2-3 FEET STANDING WATER ON WALNUT STREET BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH STREETS.
Jun 18, 11:31 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.212 E Woodview Hills, INRAINFALL IN THE LAST HOUR.
Jun 19, 12:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ssw Indiana Universit, IN*** 1 FATAL *** A 31 YEAR OLD MALE WAS SWEPT AWAY IN A VEHICLE IN FLOODWATERS FROM CLEAR CREEK NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE AVENUE AND DODDS STREET IN BLOOMINGTON. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jun 19, 1:45 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD5 Sw Ellettsville, INSTATE ROAD 43 FLOODED. TWO OCCUPANTS ON ROOF OF VEHICLE, RESCUED BY NEIGHBOR WITH HIS BOAT.
Jun 19, 2:32 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Ese Freedom, INVEHICLE UNDER WATER RESULTING IN WATER RESCUE.

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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2124 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

150 
WGUS53 KIND 190325
FFWIND
INC013-021-055-105-119-190830-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0006.210619T0325Z-210619T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1125 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Brown County in south central Indiana...
  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 430 AM EDT.

* At 1125 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  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, Clay City, Solsberry, Whitehall, Indiana University, 
  Smithville, Harrodsburg, Freedom, Fairfax State Recreation Area, 
  Monroe Reservoir, Woodville Hills, Charles Deam Wilderness, Coal 
  City, Elkinsville 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3929 8724 3917 8635 3905 8614 3905 8632
      3900 8632 3900 8633 3900 8668 3917 8690
      3918 8724

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
806 
WGUS73 KIND 190348
FFSIND

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1148 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

INC013-021-055-105-119-190830-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210619T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Brown IN-Clay IN-Greene IN-Monroe IN-Owen IN-
1148 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EDT SATURDAY 
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BROWN, SOUTHERN MONROE, NORTHEASTERN GREENE, 
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND SOUTHERN OWEN COUNTIES...

At 1148 PM EDT, The public reported thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain in Bloomington. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash 
flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Public reported.

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, Clay City, Solsberry, Whitehall, Indiana University, 
  Smithville, Harrodsburg, Freedom, Fairfax State Recreation Area, 
  Monroe Reservoir, Woodville Hills, Charles Deam Wilderness, Coal 
  City, Elkinsville and Coalmont.

There have been reports of streets flooded and businesses with water 
in them in Bloomington.

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 3929 8724 3917 8635 3905 8614 3905 8632
      3900 8632 3900 8633 3900 8668 3917 8690
      3918 8724

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 8:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby52 min
Jun 18, 8:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDRush3 hr
Jun 18, 8:18 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBrown, Monroe, Morgan27 min
Jun 18, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown45 min
Jun 18, 8:49 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDecatur3 hr
Jun 18, 8:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Rush20 min
Jun 18, 9:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMorgan, Owen27 min
Jun 18, 9:10 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBrown20 min
Jun 18, 9:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan23 min
Jun 18, 9:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMonroe, Owen46 min
Jun 18, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson43 min
Jun 18, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby20 min
Jun 18, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen, Vigo47 min
Jun 18, 10:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Jennings49 min
Jun 18, 10:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Monroe, Morgan, Owen5 hr
Jun 18, 10:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Monroe, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo63 min
Jun 18, 10:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings5 hr
Jun 18, 11:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe42 min
Jun 19, 12:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph14 min
Jun 19, 12:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDOwen27 min
Jun 19, 1:02 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Vigo43 min
Jun 19, 2:01 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Vigo4 hr
Jun 19, 2:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan3 hr
Jun 19, 2:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby3 hr
Jun 19, 3:19 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatINDClay, Owen9 hr
Jun 19, 3:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMonroe, Owen19 min
Jun 19, 4:32 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Greene, Monroe, Owen7 hr
Jun 19, 4:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion and 1 more4 hr
Jun 19, 5:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan4 hr
Jun 19, 5:50 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatINDBrown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen6 hr
Jun 19, 6:01 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatINDClay, Sullivan, Vigo6 hr
Jun 19, 6:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen38 min
Jun 19, 6:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings4 hr
Jun 19, 6:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown, Daviess, Jackson, Jennings, Knox, Lawrence and 1 more45 min
Jun 19, 7:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby3 hr
Jun 19, 10:08 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchINDBartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 5 more4 hr
Jun 19, 10:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more6 hr
Jun 19, 10:41 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings2 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene25 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen42 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox5 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings, Washington26 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington4 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew41 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox5 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson42 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby3 days
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan48 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan41 hr
Jun 19, 11:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike6 days
Jun 19, 11:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Lawrence, Martin66 min
Jun 19, 11:52 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe and 6 more25 hr
Jun 19, 12:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence24 hr
Jun 19, 4:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and 1 more20 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson24 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDecatur18 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew27 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion11 hr
Jun 19, 6:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew11 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.