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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 19, 2021Clay County, Vigo County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 2:01 AM EDT for Clay County, Vigo County, Indiana. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2021, 2:01 AM EDT (06:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clay County, IN, Vigo County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:03 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 136 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.

278 
WGUS53 KIND 190601
FFWIND
INC021-167-191000-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0007.210619T0601Z-210619T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Clay County in west central Indiana...
  Southern Vigo County in west central Indiana...

* Until 600 AM EDT.

* At 201 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain may have fallen since Friday evening. Additional heavy rain 
  overnight may well result in flash flooding. Use caution if 
  driving!

  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...
  Terre Haute, West Terre Haute, Prairieton, Prairie Creek, Riley, 
  Pimento and Indiana State University.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3948 8753 3947 8694 3944 8694 3941 8724
      3926 8724 3926 8729 3930 8761 3934 8758
      3934 8755 3935 8754 3935 8753

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

TWF
1 follow-up statement
184 
WGUS73 KIND 190908
FFSIND

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

INC021-167-191000-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210619T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clay IN-Vigo IN-
508 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR CENTRAL CLAY AND SOUTHERN VIGO COUNTIES...

At 508 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that more thunderstorms will 
move into the warning area within the next hour, with additional 
very heavy rain at times. This rain could cause or renew flash 
flooding across parts of the warned area.

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...
  Terre Haute, West Terre Haute, Prairieton, Prairie Creek, Riley, 
  Pimento and Indiana State University.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3948 8753 3947 8694 3944 8694 3941 8724
      3926 8724 3926 8729 3930 8761 3934 8758
      3934 8755 3935 8754 3935 8753

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

TWF

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 18, 11:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen5 hr
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, 2:16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.