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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 3:19 AM EDT for Clay County, Owen County, Indiana. It was in force for 9 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 19, 2021, 3:19 AM EDT (07:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clay County, IN, Owen County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:20 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 4.64 | 3 Ne Mccormicks Creek S, IN | |
| Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.49 | 1 W Bowling Green, IN | |
| Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.64 | 4 W Ellettsville, IN | |
| Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.41 | Spencer, IN | |
| Jun 19, 10:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5 | 3 S Devore, 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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 190719
FFWIND
INC021-119-191100-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0009.210619T0719Z-210619T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
319 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...
Owen County in west central Indiana...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 319 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
very heavy rain moving into the warned area. Given previous
copious rains and flash flooding in these areas over the last
several hours, additional heavy rain could result in a serious
flash flood situation over the next few hours!
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...
Spencer, Clay City, Gosport, Center Point, Patricksburg, Bowling
Green, McCormicks Creek State Park, Devore, Saline City, Quincy
and Cory.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3929 8724 3941 8724 3947 8676 3947 8663
3935 8663 3936 8665 3935 8666 3934 8666
3934 8668 3922 8668
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
TWF3 follow-up statements
971
WGUS53 KIND 191026
FFWIND
INC021-119-191400-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210619T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
626 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Clay County in west central Indiana...
Owen County in west central Indiana...
* Until 1000 AM EDT.
* At 626 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 8 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Spencer, Clay City, Gosport, Center Point, Patricksburg, Bowling
Green, McCormicks Creek State Park, Devore, Saline City, Quincy
and Cory.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3929 8724 3941 8724 3947 8676 3947 8663
3935 8663 3936 8665 3935 8666 3934 8666
3934 8668 3922 8668
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
Ryan169
WGUS53 KIND 191336
FFWIND
INC021-119-191600-
/O.EXT.KIND.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210619T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
936 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Clay County in west central Indiana...
Owen County in west central Indiana...
* Until noon EDT.
* At 936 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across eastern Illinois. These storms are expected to
move back into west central Indiana through 11 am...with
additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch possible in the warned
area. 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...
Spencer, Clay City, Gosport, Center Point, Patricksburg, Bowling
Green, McCormicks Creek State Park, Devore, Saline City, Quincy
and Cory.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
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 3929 8724 3941 8724 3947 8676 3947 8663
3935 8663 3936 8665 3935 8666 3934 8666
3934 8668 3922 8668
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
Ryan753
WGUS73 KIND 191555
FFSIND
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1155 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
INC021-119-191605-
/O.EXP.KIND.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210619T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clay IN-Owen IN-
1155 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT TODAY FOR CENTRAL
CLAY AND OWEN COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended...but flooding continues across the warned
area. A flood warning will replace the flash flood warning that has
been in effect. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3929 8724 3941 8724 3947 8676 3947 8663
3935 8663 3936 8665 3935 8666 3934 8666
3934 8668 3922 8668
$$
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, 3:45 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.