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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 19, 2021Clay County, Owen County, Indiana

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 7:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.643 Ne Mccormicks Creek S, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.491 W Bowling Green, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 6.644 W Ellettsville, IN
Jun 19, 8:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 7.41Spencer, IN
Jun 19, 10:00 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 53 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.

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

666 
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

$$

TWF
3 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

$$

Ryan
169 
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

$$

Ryan
753 
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

$$

Ryan

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, 2:01 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, 3:45 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.